Severely Frail Individuals With COVID-19 Are 3x More Likely to Die
New research led by the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time the extent to which frailty increases the risk of mortality in…
New research led by the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time the extent to which frailty increases the risk of mortality in…
Waning immunity may heighten risk, but milder reinfection may follow severe infection. It may be possible to have two completely separate bouts of COVID-19, doctors…
Colchicine worth adding to standard treatment for moderate to severe infection, says researchers. Colchicine, a cheap drug normally used to treat gout, helps to cut…
Considering the greater good by social distancing during a pandemic turns out to have an attractive personal benefit: A new study has found that staying…
MIT economist works to show how therapies can be allocated fairly; states are now applying the method in their efforts. Two of the studies described…
Research shows reductions in aerosol emissions had slight, temporary warming impact. The lockdowns and reduced societal activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic affected emissions of…
Researchers from the University of Nottingham have discovered a novel antiviral property of a drug that could have major implications in how future epidemics/pandemics —…
Weather parameters, typically excluded from pandemic modeling, improve prediction capabilities. The “second wave” of the coronavirus pandemic has placed much blame on a lack of…
Less traffic in first lockdown reduced air pollution but caused potentially damaging surface ozone levels to rise. Less traffic on the roads during the first…
Study found mortality was driven by age, severity of disease and the presence and extent of organ failure, rather than mainly due to underlying conditions….
Editor’s note: Varghese Mathai is a physicist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who studies the flow of fluids and gases. He conducted a study…
A new report combining forecasting and expert prediction data, predicts that 125,000 lives could be saved by the end of 2021 if 50% or more…
Multipronged BU research team finds 18 FDA-approved drugs that could halt coronavirus infection earlier. What if scientists knew exactly what impact the SARS-CoV-2 virus had…
When mixed with fluid from a nasal swab or blood sample, these protein sensors emit light within minutes. Scientists have created a new way to…
Study indicates that some vitamins, steroids and antivirals could bind to the Spike protein, and may inhibit virus infectivity, whereas high cholesterol may enable the…
Tool uses electromagnetic energy to help study inactivation of aerosolized viral particles and reduce the spread of infection. As the pandemic has continued to spread…
The hormone acts as a barrier against SARS-CoV-2, blocking the expression of genes that encode proteins in cells serving as viral entry points, according to…
The method analyzes saliva samples and delivers results in about 10 minutes. Researchers at the University of Arizona are developing a COVID-19 testing method that…