COVID-19 may trigger new diabetes, new study warns
In a new paper, researchers say that COVID-19 may actually trigger the onset of diabetes in healthy people and also cause severe complications of...
Antibodies from llamas may lead to new COVID-19 treatment
In a new study, researchers suggest that antibodies from llamas may lead to COVID-19 treatment.
They hope the special antibodies that llamas make can be...
High-potency marijuana spikes THC levels but does not boost impairment
In a new study, researchers found that smoking high-potency marijuana concentrates boosts blood levels of THC more than twice as much as smoking conventional...
Scientists find how to reduce cytokine storm, the most common cause of COVID-19 death
In a new study, researchers found that a long-ignored white blood cell may be central to the immune system overreaction that is the most...
COVID-19 strongly harms mental, physical health in people with this health problem
In a new study, researchers found that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a big impact on people with obesity as they struggle to manage...
How COVID-19 has changed sleep in the U.S. and Europe
In two new studies, researchers found that stay-at-home orders and "lockdowns" related to the COVID-19 pandemic have had a major impact on the daily...
COVID-19 loneliness linked to more mental problems in older people
Although social distancing is crucial in thwarting the spread of COVID-19, isolation and the ensuing loneliness may be severely detrimental for older adults.
In a...
Widespread face mask use could prevent a second COVID-19 wave
In a new study, researchers found that population-wide use of face masks keeps the coronavirus 'reproduction number' under 1.0, and prevents further waves of...
Why some non-smokers get lung disease COPD and some heavy smokers do not
In a new study, researchers found that people with small airways relative to the size of their lungs may have a lower breathing capacity...
4 ways to be a savvy news consumer in COVID-19 pandemic
Sometimes it feels like trying to drink from a firehose. All those news headlines making new claims about coronavirus and COVID-19.
All those social media...