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A teenager from the Yanomami community died in Brazil after being infected in coronavirus, raising new fears about the risks to indigenous populations.
We're up for a long period of weirdness; we'd better get used to it.
It's the first time in history this has happened
If your COVID-19 test turns out negative but you have symptoms, you shouldn't trust it.
The findings could have important implications for COVID-19 emergy department cases.
Even with very effective tests, we'll still see false positives.
This could make the consumption of dog meat illegal.
Beloved Harry Potter author says her husband, who is a doctor, advised her to do a simple breathing exercise.
Anthony Fauci is everywhere,
Researchers created a toilet that monitors the user's health
"Those who are overweight really need to be careful," Delfraissy told franceinfo radio.
A study of studies finds that face masks offer important protection in the face of respiratory viruses.
Around 44% of the workers in the US earn low wages.
It's still too early to relax the quarantine, but countries are already working on plans to resume things gradually.
A large randomized clinical trial of COVID-19 treatments is underway in the UK.
The positive effects lingered on for at least a month in a small group of 12 volunteers who were given psilocybin.
Half of the world is under strict orders to stay home. Now this...
Japan is rapidly testing an existing drug against the coronavirus -- and it said it will give it up for free to virus-hit countries.
Face masks are likely to become an important part in our long-term strategy for fighting the coronavirus.
There's a correlation between exposure to air pollution and death rates associated with coronavirus.
"There's never been a therapy for treatment-resistant depression that's broken 55% remission rates in open-label testing," the team says.
A new mathematical model finds a tipping point at 70-80% -- lower than that, the quarantine won't really work.
Most health organizations now advise using face masks -- even if it's just improvised ones.
The findings highlight the importance of testing as many people as possible.
They are more vulnerable to the economic uncertainties brought by the outbreak
The drugs have severe side effects, and misuse has led to poisoning and even death.
While no cases have been confirmed so far, orangutans share 97% of our DNA so chances of transmission are high.
What's the best material for a mask? Here's what we dicovered.
The team hopes to fill a lack of effective treatment guidelines for medical personel.
"Many of his family and friends are working in the health service. He wanted to help out even in a small way," writes The Guardian.
Updates on the coronavirus situation in Malaysia.
Updates on the coronavirus situation in Pakistan.
COVID-19 is not an equalizer. It is disproportionately affecting at-risk people.
I bet it's not thrilled to be first in this case.
Over 33 million indigenous people from Latin America are faced with dangerous prospects.
Out of school time is associated with weight gain. The pandemic will likely cause an uptick in childhood obesity in the United States, as a result.
It's not clear whether people can get infected when an infected person expels aerosols through speech -- but it is a plausible hypothesis.
Social distancing to combat COVID-19 is profoundly impacting society, leaving many people wondering whether it will actually work. As disease ecologists, we know that nature has an answer. Animals as diverse as monkeys, lobsters, insects, and birds can detect and avoid sick members of their species. Why have so many types of animals evolved such […]
Most people are staying at home amid lockdown measures
It's not just about whether you get the virus or not -- the viral load might also have a role to play.
This is potentially an important tool in our struggle against COVID-19, but it also leads to a slippery slope
More than 30 states have issue stay-at-home orders, but it's not enough.
It's helping us piece together the human family tree.
Businesses continue to lay off and furlough workers.
The vaccine injects fragments of the viral spikes that the coronavirus uses to infect people.
It's a surprising correlation which might offer more insight into why some countries are less vulnerable to the disease.
Updates on the coronavirus situation in Australia.
The term ‘superfoods’ might conjure the image of some all-powerful food with special, almost magical abilities. While there isn’t any regulated or scientifically-backed definition for superfoods, in the marketplace a product is promoted to superfood status if it can offer high levels of desirable nutrients. These nutrients may be linked to the prevention of disease […]
While many inmates have been forced to self-isolate for years, what will happen when the coronavirus eventually reaches prisons?
Two antibiotics showed more effective results than the current treatment,
