New research suggests that people of Black, mixed, and Asian ethnicity are more at risk of COVID-19, but these risks
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Influenza drug shows promise against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers have found that high doses of a drug called favipiravir strongly inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in hamsters. Favipiravir also prevented infection
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United Kingdom: Excess cardiovascular deaths during pandemic revealed
A new study reveals the number of excess cardiovascular deaths during the first peak of the pandemic in England and
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No evidence of ‘cytokine storm’ in COVID-19
A study of COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands did not find the disease to be associated with cytokine storm, as
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People with eating disorders negatively affected by lockdown
New research shows that people with a history of eating disorders experienced significant negative effects during the COVID-19 lockdown. The
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Is SARS-CoV-2 more dangerous because it reduces specific microRNAs?
A team of researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and various institutions in Poland proposes that the SARS-CoV-2
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How does weather affect COVID-19?
Research shows there are more COVID-19 cases as temperature and humidity fall. A recent study points to more severe cases
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Scientists revise COVID-19 incubation period to 7.7 days
The average incubation period for COVID-19 may be longer than a week, according to new data from more than 1,000
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COVID-19 vaccine successfully protects macaques against virus
A new study has found that a COVID-19 vaccine candidate is highly effective in protecting rhesus macaque monkeys from the
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COVID-19: How do we explain 'happy' hypoxemia?
New research suggests that the seemingly unusual phenomenon of “happy” hypoxia, or silent hypoxemia, in people with COVID-19 can be
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