Analysis of COVID-19 immune response post-infection points to protective immunity
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers who studied antibody and immune cell responses in more than 180 men and women who had recovered from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reported...
Read MoreGreatest risk factors of mortality from COVID-19 identified in new findings
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Hospitalized novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have a greater risk of dying if they are men or if they are obese or have complications...
Read MoreChildren’s Hospital Los Angeles conducts large-scale pediatric COVID-19 genomic study
Photo Cred: Piron Guillaume/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Scientists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) published a new large-scale pediatric novel coronavirus (COVID-19) study, suggesting a possible link between specific viral...
Read MoreEnzyme targeted by coronavirus also influences gut inflammation, study finds
Photo Cred: Ella Olsson/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury An enzyme that helps the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infect the body also plays a role in inflammation and patient outcomes in inflammatory bowel...
Read MoreStudy links stronger antibody responses to more severe COVID-19
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Sex, age, and severity of disease may be useful in identifying novel coronavirus (COVID-19) survivors who are likely to have high levels of...
Read MoreCOVID-19 antibodies could last at least three months, study suggests
Photo Cred: ThisIsEngineering/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) antibodies can last at least three months after a person becomes infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to...
Read MoreResearchers identify bacteria linked with changes in gut microbiome of infants
Photo Cred: Andreas Wohlfahrt/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Events at birth may affect the microbes living in a baby’s gut during the first few months of life, leading to a higher...
Read MoreLink between blood type and COVID-19 susceptibility, study finds
Photo Cred: Edward Jenner/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury People with blood type O may have a lower risk of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and reduced likelihood of severe outcomes, including organ...
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