Self-swabbing tests for COVID-19 accurate and safe, Stanford study shows
In a new study, researchers found that test samples collected by people who swabbed their own nasal passages yielded results for the COVID-19 virus...
COVID-19 virus is mutating slowly, and that’s a good thing
Viruses evolve over time, undergoing genetic changes, or mutations, in their quest to survive.
Some viruses produce many variations, others only a few. Fortunately, SARS-CoV-2,...
This arthritis drug shows promise against COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that a drug against rheumatoid arthritis called baricitinib could potentially be repurposed to treat patients with COVID-19.
The findings...
People with this blood type may have lower risk of COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that people who have type O blood are slightly less likely to get COVID-19.
The research was conducted by...
Vaccine or no vaccine, there’s no returning to the pre-COVID-19 world
It has been described as a once-in-a-century pandemic, but COVID-19 will cause a permanent shift in the way the world operates at the social,...
COVID-19 could threaten your entire nervous system
In a new study, researchers reviewed the neurological symptoms of COVID-19 patients in current scientific literature.
They found that the disease poses a global threat...
This simple action is critical in preventing spread of COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that not wearing a face mask dramatically increases a person's chances of being infected by the COVID-19 virus.
The...
Up to 45% of COVID-19 infections may show no symptoms
In a new study, researchers found that many people infected by the virus behind the ongoing deadly COVID-19 pandemic never show symptoms of the...
This test could predict poor COVID-19 outcomes
In a new study, researchers found that low levels of the blood protein renalase predict poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19.
They are planning to...
COVID-19 treatment should follow these 3 disease phases, new study shows
In a new study, researchers detail three distinct phases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
They urge medical professionals to consider...