‘Superpower’ nano bubbles could treat, prevent current and future COVID variants
In a new study from Northwestern Medicine and elsewhere, researchers identified natural nano-bubbles containing the ACE2 protein (evACE2) in the blood of COVID-19 patients.
They discovered...
Is omicron infection inevitable?
Omicron, the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant, is spreading like wildfire across the country.
Some experts say it is so transmissible that many people, including those who...
COVID-19 virus can remain active for longer than recommended quarantine period
In a new study from the Pasteur-USP Scientific Platform, researchers found in a 38-year-old man who manifested mild symptoms of COVID-19 for 20 days,...
How easy is it to update COVID vaccines to tackle new variants?
Our ongoing battles with COVID variants delta and omicron highlight just how quickly viruses can mutate, and what that can mean for public health.
How...
COVID-19 vaccines can effectively cut ICU stays
In a new study from the Medical University of South Carolina, researchers found vaccination is not only effective in keeping teens out of the...
COVID-19 may be linked to thyroid diseases
In new study from London Medical Laboratory, researchers warn that thyroid problems may be escalating rapidly in the UK population and it is likely...
COVID virus could lead to these health problems in hospitalized kids
In a new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, researchers found that 44% of hospitalized children who tested positive for coronavirus...
Third mRNA vaccine may effectively reduce COVID-19 hospitalization
In a new study from the CDC COVID-19 Emergency Response Team, researchers found the receipt of a third COVID-19 mRNA vaccine dose is linked...
Many people with ‘long COVID’ show lung damage
In a new study from Sheffield, Oxford, Cardiff and Manchester, researchers found abnormalities in the lungs of long COVID patients who are experiencing breathlessness...
How worried should you be about the new COVID subvariant?
First, there was alpha, then delta, then omicron.
And now there's the so-called "son of omicron," a subvariant that was flagged by the World Health...