People with these mental problems less likely to get COVID-19
In a new study from the University of Texas, researchers found people with psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and mood disorders, are less likely to...
Scientists find why Delta variant is so contagious
The delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has swept the planet, becoming the dominant variant within just a few months.
In a new study from Boston Children's...
Scientists develop new COVID vaccine for people with weak immune systems
In a new study from the University of Tuebingen, researchers created a new COVID vaccine that can induce an immune response through white blood...
Common gout drug cannot reduce severe COVID-19 or death
In a new study, researchers found colchicine, a cheap anti-inflammatory drug normally used to treat gout, doesn't lessen COVID-19 severity or stave off the...
What happens to our immune systems when we get a booster?
Questions about COVID-19 vaccine boosters—like who is eligible and how to choose one—have dominated scientific discussions, news headlines, and dinner-table conversations recently, but the...
What are the links between COVID-19, brain harm and dementia risk?
Headaches, brain fog and that peculiar inability to smell or taste things. By now most people know these symptoms as a few of the...
This finding may lead to new COVID-19 vaccines
In a new study from UCL Infection & Immunity, researchers found next-generation vaccines for COVID-19 should aim to induce an immune response against 'replication...
Testing positive for COVID-19 linked to fatigue, mental illness, and sleep problems
In a new study from The University of Manchester, researchers found those who tested positive for COVID-19 (confirmed by a PCR test) had an...
Safe Thanksgiving playbook as new COVID surge expected
As the U.S. braces for a new surge of COVID-19 cases expected to start hitting around Thanksgiving, Northwestern Medicine experts offer a playbook to...
COVID-19: The older you are, the more antibodies you have
With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants worldwide, the pandemic's spread is accelerating.
In a new study from Université de Montréal, researchers found that those who...