Don’t throw that cloth mask away yet—it still works
The reusable cloth masks people have been using for the past year or more may look a little worse for the wear.
But new research...
Vitamin D can be cheap treatments for COVID-19
In a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers found that active forms of vitamin D can inhibit the replication and...
Scientists find potential cause of COVID-19 ‘long-haulers’
In a new study from the University of Arkansas, researchers found a potential cause of long-lasting symptoms experienced by COVID-19 patients, often referred to...
Scientists find the cause of deadly organ damage in COVID-19
In a new study from NYU Grossman School of Medicine, researchers found abnormal crosstalk between blood platelets and cells lining blood vessels is one...
Why do people with diabetes develop severe COVID-19?
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians have noted that certain patients are at especially high risk of developing severe illness or dying from coronavirus infection.
Type...
Scientists develop a new inhaled COVID-19 vaccine
In a recent study published in Science Advances, researchers found a single-dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine may fully protect against lethal COVID-19 infection.
The vaccine also...
These people play a vital role in treating long COVID
In a new article from the University of Otago, researchers suggest that cardio-respiratory physiotherapists have an essential role in helping people recover from the...
Lack of side effects after COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t mean it isn’t working
When the two messenger RNA vaccines for COVID-19 first became readily available, many people were talking about side effects—everything from headaches to chills to...
These common anti-inflammatory drugs could help cut COVID-19 deaths
In a recent study published in Emergent Materials, researchers found common anti-inflammatory medications such as aspirin can help treat the most harmful outcomes of...
Coronavirus epidemics first hit more than 21000 years ago, 30 times older than thought
Sarbecoviruses have crossed into humans twice in the last decade, leading to the deadly SARS-CoV-1 outbreak in 2002-2004 and the current COVID-19 pandemic, caused...