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 Anglia. Long Covid still affects...
COVID-19
The COVID-19 category provides evidence-informed insight into the ongoing pandemic and its impacts on health, society and healthcare systems. It covers research updates, long-term effects, vaccines and policy discussions, helping readers understand developments and implications as the landscape continues to evolve.
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 new variants are still to...
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 during the early stages of...
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 SARS-CoV-2, a strain of coronaviruses...
New study using AI aims to increase understanding of fatigue
Innovative research using AI led by the University of Aberdeen aims to find better ways of managing and treating fatigue. Many people struggle with fatigue...
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 researchers examined the placentas and...
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 nose decline nine months after...
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 according to a new study...
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 to a proof-of-concept human trial....
‘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 Woodruff and Dr Eduardo Albornoz...
