Public Health

This study finds new drug to treat blinding eye disease in older people

More than 11 million Americans have age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss in Americans 60 years of age and older. And...

Scientists find two root causes of severe COVID-19

People infected by the novel coronavirus can have symptoms that range from mild to deadly. In two new studies, researchers found that some life-threatening cases...

Routine blood test could help identify high-risk COVID patients

A standard test that assesses blood cells can identify which patients who are admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 face a high risk of...

COVID-19 could cause this gut problem and dehydration

COVID-19 can present a variety of symptoms, but one potentially dangerous symptom most people aren't particularly excited to talk about is diarrhea. An estimated 20%...

Seaweed extract may block COVID-19 better than drugs, study shows

In a recent study at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, researchers found in a test of antiviral effectiveness against COVID-19, an extract from edible seaweeds outperformed...

They survived COVID-19, then faced stigma

From the moment in January when she first heard about the new coronavirus, Suzanne Kathro worried about catching it. In mid-August, she did. "That's when...

More and more younger people get COVID-19 in the US, study shows

In a new study, researchers found that from May to August 2020, there was a decrease in the age of COVID-19 cases in the...

These two things can cause a higher risk of severe COVID-19

In a new study, researchers have found genetic evidence supporting a causal effect of smoking and obesity on increasing susceptibility to severe COVID-19 and...

This antibody cocktail may help lock down COVID-19 infection

In a new study, researchers found a mix of antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients could recognize and lock down the infection of the pandemic...

These two masks could effectively block COVID-19, study shows

In a new study, researchers found that surgical and N95 masks could cut down the number of aerosolized particles emitted during breathing, talking, and...