Largest study confirms children much less likely to catch COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that children and young people are around 40% percent less likely to be infected than adults when exposed...
This drug boosts survival in people with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19
Sitagliptin, a drug to lower blood sugar in type 2 diabetes, also improves survival in diabetic patients hospitalized with COVID-19, suggests a multicenter observational...
Common cold may help protect you from COVID-19
Seasonal colds are by all accounts no fun, but new research suggests the colds you have had in the past may provide some protection...
New COVID-19 vaccine can produce strong immune response in older people
In a new study, researchers found that an investigational mRNA vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infection has shown that the vaccine is well-tolerated and generates...
COVID-19 could reduce this hormone in men, increasing death risk
In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19 may deteriorate men's testosterone levels.
They found as men's testosterone level decreases, the probability for them to...
Scientists find new way to disinfect N95 masks
Researchers found that gently heating N95 masks in high relative humidity could inactivate SARS-CoV-2 virus trapped within the masks, without degrading the masks’ performance.
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This stuff is strongly activated in people with severe COVID-19
A type of anti-bacterial T cells, so-called MAIT cells, are strongly activated in people with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease, according to a study...
Very few COVID-19 patients can survive this heart problem
In a new study, researchers found that people whose hearts stop due to severe COVID-19 are very unlikely to leave the hospital alive.
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This test could find the silent carriers of COVID-19
Scientists have demonstrated a quick and effective mass testing approach using saliva samples to detect individuals who have been infected with COVID-19 but are...
MIT scientists make a new drug to prevent COVID-19
In a recent MIT study, researchers designed a drug candidate that they believe may block coronaviruses’ ability to enter human cells.
The potential drug is...