Medicine & TechnologyUniversity of Oxford scientists have pinpointed that the gene LZTFL1 keeps the lungs from fighting off coronavirus, doubling the risk for respiratory failure and death during a COVID-19 infection.
New studies presented at the Society of Neuroscience suggests that COVID-19 could directly infiltrate the brain and neurons through the nose. Bypassing the blood-barrier could cause undetected coronavirus-affected neuron ciculation, leading to brain fog and other cognitive issues.
Scientists found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, could infect the Schwann and har cells in the inner ear that may lead to hearing loss.
When employees of the Peruvian Health Department came to vaccinate the Amazon tribe's inhabitants last month, they said they had no idea what COVID-19 meant.
An Arizona man developed COVID-19 symptoms in early March and eventually tested positive for the virus and 10 days later, his dog and cat reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, as well.
A new study in mouse testing needle-free vaccine showed promising results, a response to researchers' doubling down on initiatives to create effective vaccines sans the needle, a development that could transform medicine.
As COVID-19 swept through the world, so did rumors about its main cause and its manner of transmission and one that continued online is that 5G technology is causing the illness.
The high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among healthcare workers during the pandemic are mostly COVID-19-related, but researchers found a significant number of cases were linked to past trauma.
The American Psychiatric Association applauds CDC for including mental health conditions, such as mood disorders, in the list of factors that could cause severe COVID-19, saying that this will save more lives.
Through the use of specialized carbon nanotubes, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have devised a novel sensor that can help alleviate the fast transmission of COVID-19.
In a study published recently, researchers analyzed data on 24,000 adults in the United States, specifically tracking their dietary habits with mushrooms included, as well as their mental health changes for the past 11 years.
Children aged five to 11 years old will very soon receive their doses of the COVID-19 vaccine after the White House announced yesterday that it is all set to roll out COVID-19 vaccines quickly.
An advisory to the US Food and Drug Administration unanimously voted last week, authorization of a booster jab, a third dose that is, of mRNA vaccine of Moderna, and second for Johnson & Johnson's.