Severe COVID or flu may raise lung cancer risk years later
Serious cases of COVID-19 and influenza may do more than cause short term illness. New research from UVA Health’s Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research and the UVA Comprehensive…
Stanford scientists uncover why mRNA COVID vaccines can trigger heart inflammation
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have identified the biological steps that explain how mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can, in rare cases, lead to heart inflammation in some adolescent and young adult males.…
Cancer patients who got a COVID vaccine lived much longer
People with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of beginning immunotherapy lived considerably longer than those who did not, according to new…
Doctors tested a common drug on COVID. The results are stunning
A widely available and affordable drug has been shown to be effective in treating seriously ill COVID-19 patients, according to a new international study led by researchers at the Australian…
The common cold’s unexpected superpower against COVID
A new study led by researchers at National Jewish Health has found that recent infection with the common cold — often caused by rhinoviruses — may offer temporary protection against…
Even without catching COVID, the pandemic may have quietly aged your brain
A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that the Covid-19 pandemic may have accelerated people’s brain health, even if they were never infected with…
Scientists discover llama antibodies that shut down COVID — and its future variants
Scientists have discovered a unique class of small antibodies that are strongly protective against a wide range of SARS coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-1 and numerous early and recent SARS-CoV-2 variants. The…
Long COVID patients feel pressure to prove their illness is real, study finds
People living with Long Covid often feel dismissed, disbelieved and unsupported by their healthcare providers, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. The study, which was published…
A dial for tuning the immune system: Discovery sheds light on why COVID makes some sicker than others
For years, scientists have looked to a critical piece of immune system machinery — known as the interferon pathway — for answers. There, when our cells sense an infection, they…
Long COVID brain fog linked to lung function
In patients with long COVID, lower pulmonary gas exchange may be associated with impaired cognitive function, according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the…