3 faulty genes may clarify some severe COVID in kids

"The patients are sick not because of the virus," says Jean-Laurent Casanova. "They're sick because they excessively respond to the virus."

Rockefeller University • futurity
Feb. 16, 2023 ~7 min

New $1 test is a better way to detect COVID

A new diagnostic test is 10X better than state-of-the-art tests used during the COVID pandemic, researchers say.

Shawn Ballard-Wash. U. in St. Louis • futurity
Feb. 16, 2023 ~10 min


Inhalable powder could shield lungs from COVID

Researchers have created an inhalable powder that could protect the lungs and airways from invading viruses.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Feb. 15, 2023 ~5 min

2 common plant extracts shield cells from COVID

Extracts from the flowers of two common wild plants block the virus that causes COVID from entering human cells.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Feb. 13, 2023 ~9 min

Nursing home night staff had lower COVID vax rates

Nursing home staff who worked the night shift had lower rates of COVID-19 testing and vaccination than day-shift staff, researchers report.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Feb. 8, 2023 ~7 min

Tigers more willing to cross the road during COVID lockdown

Tigers in Nepal were two to three times more likely to cross highways when COVID-19 lockdowns led to dramatic reductions in traffic.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 6, 2023 ~10 min

There are just 7 long COVID symptoms

Out of the 47 top-reported "long-COVID" symptoms, researchers were surprised to find only seven that were directly related to the virus.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Jan. 31, 2023 ~6 min

There were fewer MIS-C cases during Omicron than Delta

Fewer children had MIS-C during the Omicron wave of the pandemic than the Delta wave and cases were also milder, a new study shows.

Ellen Goldbaum-Buffalo • futurity
Jan. 26, 2023 ~9 min


Many older adults skipped home health to avoid COVID

Many homebound older adults canceled medically necessary home-based health care services out of fear of getting COVID-19, research finds.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 24, 2023 ~6 min

Frontline health workers suffer pandemic’s mental toll

Even those without a PTSD diagnosis, many frontline health workers experience symptoms that could lead to other problems.

Keith Kobland - Syracuse U. • futurity
Jan. 23, 2023 ~5 min

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