The best (and worst) materials for face masks in COVID-19 pandemic
It's intuitive and scientifically shown that wearing a face-covering can help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
But in a new...
COVID-19 linked to dangerous brain diseases, new evidence shows
In a new study, researchers found neurological complications of Covid-19 can include delirium, brain inflammation, stroke, and nerve damage.
They identified one rare and sometimes...
This popular drug for stroke may help fight COVID-19
Similar diseases to COVID-19, including the common flu, can create inflammation which results in deposits of a protein called fibrin. Fibrin is the scaffold...
This stuff in the blood may determine severity of COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have advanced a hypothesis that the severe course of COVID-19 may be associated with the von Willebrand factor, one...
Scientists find 4 compounds to block COVID-19
As the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic mounts, scientists worldwide continue their push to develop effective treatments and a vaccine for the highly...
Scientists confirm ‘classic’ symptoms of COVID-19
In a new review study, researchers found that persistent cough and fever have been confirmed as the most prevalent symptoms linked to COVID-19.
Other major...
COVID-19 may spread 10 meters or more by breathing, new study shows
In a new paper, researchers suggest COVID-19 can spread 10 meters or more by breathing.
The plea was issued by 239 scientists from around the...
Months after infection, many people with COVID-19 can’t shake illness
It was a Tuesday in late March when Julia Henry first felt the body aches and dry cough that signaled the start of her...
Harvard scientists find new way to limit COVID-19 spread
Even as the death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise around the world, many cities and states in the U.S. and other countries are...
The two skin symptoms of COVID-19 you need to know
In two recent studies from China and Spain, researchers found more symptoms of coronavirus. These symptoms include COVID-19 toes and skin rashes.
They found that...