Small-scale study finds vitamin D deficiency prevalent in COVID-19 patients
Photo Cred: Ready Made/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury More than 80 percent of hospitalized novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical...
Read MoreVitamin A boosts fat burning in cold conditions, research finds
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Cold ambient temperatures increase vitamin A levels in humans and mice, which his helps convert “bad” white adipose tissue into “good” brown adipose...
Read MoreClinical trial shows hydroxychloroquine ineffective protecting healthcare workers
Photo Cred: Artem Podrez/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Taking 400 milligrams of hydroxychloroquine once or twice weekly did not prevent the development of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in healthcare workers better...
Read MoreGood nutrition directly linked to physical and cognitive performance, study finds
Photo Cred: Jonathan Borba/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Abbott, and the U.S. Air Force Research Lab found a direct link between...
Read MoreCOVID-19 lockdown reduced mental health, sleep, exercise
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The initial phase of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown dramatically altered personal habits, largely for the worse, according to a new study published in...
Read MoreMouthwashes and oral rinses may inactivate coronaviruses
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses, according to a new study by researchers at the Penn...
Read MoreMild fatty liver disease linked to increased mortality, study finds
Photo Cred: Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Massachusetts General Hospital in the Boston, Massachusetts found that even mild non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)...
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...
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