COVID-19 may increase risk of Parkinson’s disease
Scientists from Thomas Jefferson University found that COVID-19 could increase the risk of brain degeneration seen in Parkinson's disease.
The research is published in Movement...
COVID-19 booster can provide broad protection against Omicron subvariants
Scientists from Ohio State University found that a COVID-19 booster shot will provide strong and broad protection against the range of omicron subvariants of...
This study shows the cause of persistent breathlessness after COVID-19
Scientists from Imperial College London found long-lasting immune activity in the airways might be the cause of persistent breathlessness following COVID-19.
The results suggest these...
As the US reaches 1 million COVID-19 deaths, where are we in the arc...
We're in the midst of another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising substantially—but data suggests the average case may be milder, since hospitalizations and deaths...
Common fever and pain meds may raise your COVID-19 risk
Scientists from the University of Sydney found that some of the most common pain and fever medicines might increase vulnerability to infections like COVID-19,...
mRNA vaccines can fight against COVID-19 variants better
Scientists from the University of Amsterdam found that messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna perform better against the COVID-19 variants of concern...
Omicron subvariants weaken vaccine and antibody treatment effectiveness
Scientists from Columbia University found only one currently authorized antibody treatment retains its activity against all Omicron subvariants.
They also found that the effectiveness of...
Pfizer vaccine prevented almost 700,000 hospitalizations and 110,000 deaths in US
Scientists found that in 2021 the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine prevented 8.7 million symptomatic cases of the virus, as well as 690,000 hospitalizations and more than...
Trained sniffer dogs can accurately detect people with COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Helsinki found that trained sniffer dogs can accurately detect airport passengers infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.
This...
Your microbes and you: the good, bad and ugly
Microscopic creatures—including bacteria, fungi and viruses—can make you ill. But what you may not realize is that trillions of microbes are living in and...