COVID-19 can cause severe inflammation in the brain
Both during and after infection with the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, patients may suffer from severe neurological symptoms, including anosmia, the loss of taste and smell...
COVID-19 may cause Alzheimer’s disease-like dementia
In a new study from Cleveland Clinic, researchers found how COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer's disease-like dementia.
The findings showed overlap between COVID-19 and brain...
What you need to know about COVID vaccines and imaging scans
The first thing to know is: The COVID vaccines are safe, effective, and necessary. Doctors recommend them and the vaccines are available to everyone...
Scientists confirm a major cause of opioid crisis
In a new study from the University of Dundee, researchers found that targets to eliminate pain after surgery are a major cause of the...
Common diabetes drug can help treat COVID-19 lung inflammation
Metformin is a widely prescribed blood sugar-lowering drug. It is often used as an early therapy (in combination with diet and lifestyle changes) for...
Scientists find new antiviral drug to treat COVID-19, flu, other viral infection
In a new study from UMass Medical School, researchers found a novel antiviral compound capable of stimulating the innate immune system against the SARS-CoV-2...
How the COVID-19 pandemic shaped one man’s cancer journey
On the first day of Chris Cauley’s cancer journey, he had an appointment at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center to check out...
Scientists find a link between mild heart problem, COVID vaccine
In a new study from the University of Massachusetts, researchers reported on a case of mild heart inflammation in a young male who received...
Single-shot COVID-19 vaccine can fight COVID-19 variants effectively
In the three months since Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, more than 10...
These drugs may reduce COVID-19 death in older people
In a new study from the University of Minnesota, researchers found a possible new approach to preventing death and severe disease in elderly people...