Vaccination halves risk of long Covid
Being vaccinated against Covid halves people's risk of developing long Covid, according to new research from the University of East…
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Further illnesses still expected from SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2: Only neutralising antibodies allow conclusions to be drawn about protection against new infections: Mutations of virus and illnesses caused by…
Smoking rates surge during COVID-19
Smoking rates surge during COVID-19: University of Queensland researchers have found nicotine consumption in Australia increased by 30 per cent…
Study finds silicon, gold and copper among new weapons against COVID-19
Study finds silicon, gold and copper among new weapons against COVID-19 New Curtin research has found the spike proteins of…
Covid-19 in pregnant women can damage the placenta and the foetus
Covid-19 in pregnant women can damage the placenta and the foetus: Using prenatal magnetic resonance imaging, a group of MedUni Vienna…
First-line defences short-lived
First-line immune defences against COVID-19 are short-lived and may explain reinfection. A new study finds that antibodies produced in the…
Third of long Covid patients suffer persistent smell loss
Third of long Covid patients suffer persistent smell loss: Smell loss is one of the most prevalent symptoms of long Covid…
Clamp2 provides vaccine hope for future pandemics
Clamp2 provides vaccine hope for future pandemics: The University of Queensland is set to take a second-generation molecular clamp vaccine…
‘A silent killer’ – COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the brain
‘A silent killer’ - COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the brain: The UQ team was led by Professor Trent…
Finger-prick blood test identifies immunity to COVID-19
A finger-prick blood test can identify people most at risk of being reinfected with COVID-19. The simple test, developed by a…
How COVID-19 damages heart DNA
Study reveals how COVID-19 damages heart DNA: University of Queensland researchers have discovered how COVID-19 damages the heart, opening the…
The effects of Covid-19 on the colon
New findings on the effects of Covid-19 on the colon: Although SARS-CoV-2 infections mainly attack the lungs, in many cases…