Coronavirus Disease COVID 19

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. COVID-19 is caused by one virus, called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2.

The COVID-19 Pandemic: What have the experts learned?

The world’s leading scientists and organizations share their thoughts on the pandemic. Read More.

What Mutations of SARS-CoV-2 are Causing Concern?

As SARS-CoV-2 has spread, it has evolved and developed mutations, causing new variants of the disease. This article provides an insight into all variations.

COVID-19 and Mental Health Research

A Comparison of the Different Types of Face Mask

What is Convalescent Plasma Donation?

What are Fomites?

Who's Most at Risk from COVID-19?

Chronic Fatigue after Covid-19 infection can improve thanks to Apportal®

How has COVID-19 affected Organ Transplantation?

Types of COVID-19 Test

What can COVID-19 Teach us about Respiratory Disease?

What is Phylogenetic Analysis?

COVID-19 and Diarrhea

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Breastfeeding and COVID-19

COVID-19 and Sexually Transmitted Infections

COVID-19 and Smoking

The Cardiac Implications of COVID-19

Coronavirus: B Cells and T Cells

Long-term Effects of COVID-19 in Athletes

What is Long COVID?

What are Furin Proteases?

What is Viral Shedding?

What are the Symptoms of COVID-19?

What are the Recommended Preventative Measures for COVID-19?

How do Coronavirus Antibody Tests Work?

Plasma Donation and COVID-19

What is a Spillover Event?

How does SARS-CoV-2 Compare to SARS-CoV?

What is a Cytokine Storm?

Importance of Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2

What Role has Social Media Played in COVID-19?

What is Trained Immunity?

Chronic fatigue after SARS-CoV-2 infection

How is ECMO Being Used to Treat Severe COVID-19?

COVID-19 and Asthma

Viral Clades of SARS-CoV-2

How has COVID-19 Influenced Pollution?

Post Covid-19 chronic fatigue: an observational survey highlights the positive effects of Apportal®

COVID-19 and Psoriasis

What is OC43?

What Factors Affect Antibody Production?

How Effective are Antibodies for Treating COVID-19?

An Overview of the COVID-19 Vaccines

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)

How does the COVID-19 Pandemic Compare to Other Pandemics?

What is COVAX?

Post-Covid Chronic Fatigue: how can we help you?

Fighting Fatigue

COVID-19 and Senior Mental Health Post-Lockdown

What is the Difference Between COVID-19 and the Flu?

How has the COVID-19 Pandemic affected Recreational Drug Use?

What is R0?

How has COVID-19 Affected Students?

COVID-19 and Corticosteroids

Blood Clotting and COVID-19 Vaccines

What is "long haul" COVID and How Does it Relate to the Extended Symptoms of Other Viruses?

COVID-19 and Mouthwash

What is the Role of Autoantibodies in COVID-19?

How do RdRp Inhibitors Combat SARS-CoV-2?

What Does COVID-19 do to the Lungs?

How Will COVID-19 Advances Impact the Future of Medicine?

How has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted the Adoption of Digital Health Technology?

What is the 'Twindemic'?

What is a Reagent?

COVID-19 and the Gastrointestinal Tract

A specific nutritional approach for subjects with post-Covid Syndrome

COVID-19 and Obesity

COVID-19 and the Gastrointestinal Tract

Protecting Your Mental Health During a Pandemic

What are Negative Pressure Rooms?

How Could Nitric Oxide Treat Severe COVID-19?

How does a SARS-CoV-2 Virion Bind to ACE2?

What is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)?

COVID-19 and Health Supplements

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor vs. Angiotensin Receptor Blockers

What is Viral Pneumonia?

Anthropogenesis and COVID-19

What are Coronaviruses?

What is Case Fatality Rate (CFR)?

What is D-Dimer?

COVID-19 and Diabetes

D614G Mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

Serological Testing for COVID-19

Monoclonal Antibody Treatments in COVID-19

What is Herd Immunity?

The Surge of Sensationalist COVID-19 AI Research

What is an Overlapping Gene (OLG)?

What Has COVID-19 Taught Us About Infectious Diseases?

Nanomedicine and COVID-19

Can Pets Get COVID-19?

Nasal Disinfectants and their Application to COVID-19

COVID-19 and Animals

Should you Mix COVID Vaccines?

Focus on post-covid fatigue

What is Protein Phosphorylation?

The Future of Vaccines

What is TMPRSS2?

How is COVID-19 Spread?

Why Can Women Fight COVID-19 Better Than Men?

What Role does Endothelial Infection Play in SARS-CoV-2 Infection?

COVID-19 and Autoimmune Diseases

What is Vertical Transmission?

What is Oxygen Saturation?

A Targeted Nutritional Supplement Proves to Aid Persistent Fatigue in Post-COVID Patients

COVID-19 and Menstruation

COVID-19 and Headaches

COVID-19 and Smell Loss (Anosmia)

COVID-19 and Pregnancy

The Size of SARS-CoV-2 and its Implications

What is Viral Load?

How has COVID-19 Changed the Delivery of Care?

What is an Antibody Titer?

What is a Glycoprotein?

What is Seroconversion?

Seroprevalence of COVID-19

COVID-19 and Reproductive Health

What is the Clinical Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Patients?

Innate versus Adaptive Immunity in COVID-19

Humanitarian Aid in the COVID-19 Pandemic

How are Vaccines Stored?

What are the Different Types of Vaccines?

Physical and mental fatigue after Covid-19: Is there a solution?

Role of T Cells in COVID-19

What is a Variant?

How has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Global Health?

COVID-19 and Heart Damage

An Overview of the COVID-19 Vaccines

What are Spike Proteins?

What is Epidemiologic Modeling?

Mythbusting: COVID-19 Misconceptions

The Importance of Global COVID-19 Vaccination

COVID-19 and Allergies

Climate Change and COVID-19

What are COVID Toes?

The Naming System Behind SARS-CoV-2

Repurposing Drugs for COVID-19

Vitamin D and COVID-19

Pandemic vs. Epidemic

Brain Fog and COVID-19

The Rise of 3D Printing in the COVID-19 Pandemic

What is a Viral Strain?

The Future of Pandemics

A nutritional supplement to aid in post-Covid syndrome

The Search for a Universal Coronavirus Vaccine

What is a Pseudovirus?

Hypoxemia in COVID-19

Unlocking the Healing Power of Opera: How Operatic Breathing Can Help COVID-19 Patients with Long-Lasting Symptoms

What is a Nasopharyngeal Swab?

Is Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Possible?

Awake Prone Positioning for COVID-19 Patients

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Where you live affects your weight more than you think

Findings reveal a strong link between location and Body Mass Index, emphasizing the need for policies addressing food environments and health disparities.

4 Dec 2025

Generative AI aids discovery of ISM3830's novel scaffold

Casitas B-lineage lymphoma-b (CBLB) is an E3 ubiquitin–protein ligase that functions as an intracellular checkpoint and master negative regulator of T‑cell and natural killer (NK) cell activation, playing a central role in modulating T-cell activation and immune tolerance, and its inhibition enhances T cells and NK cells function, also provides a strategy for the function restoration of exhausted T cells.

1 Dec 2025

Why green tea delivers the strongest health benefits

This review examines tea's health effects, highlighting green tea's benefits for heart health and cognition, and warns about risks in processed tea products.

1 Dec 2025

Long COVID symptoms change for 15 months after infection

Long COVID shows varied recovery trajectories, with distinct symptom patterns identified in the RECOVER cohort, emphasizing the need for personalized care.

28 Nov 2025

Tattoo ink alters immune cells and weakens some vaccine responses

New research shows tattoo pigments migrate to lymph nodes, causing inflammation and altering immune responses to vaccines, with potential health risks.

27 Nov 2025

Poor lung gas exchange may help explain lingering brain symptoms in Long COVID

This study found that people with Long COVID more than two years after infection showed normal lung tests and brain structure, yet reported significant sleep and cognitive symptoms. Subtle correlations revealed that poorer lung gas exchange was linked with higher brain perfusion, worse sleep, and weaker executive function, suggesting a possible lung–brain connection.

25 Nov 2025

Black cumin: A promising natural agent with potential against chronic diseases

Black cumin seeds contain diverse secondary metabolites, including thymoquinone, flavonoids, triterpenoids and alkaloids, that demonstrate broad antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activity. Early preclinical and limited clinical evidence shows therapeutic potential across chronic diseases, supported by mechanistic and structure activity relationship findings.

24 Nov 2025

Scientists identify cellular control points to tackle multiple viruses

Scientists were pleased when they learned more about how the common cold gains a foothold in the body, identifying key cellular checkpoints that are important targets of the virus.

21 Nov 2025

Better nurse staffing linked to major drops in physician burnout

The study highlights the impact of organizational factors on physician well-being, emphasizing the need for improved nurse staffing and teamwork in hospitals.

20 Nov 2025

Global experts map out the practical steps that help extend life expectancy

The 1st World Longevity Summit in Kyotango, Japan brought together global experts to share advances in aging biology, lifestyle medicine, and community-based strategies for healthy longevity. Its joint declaration identified four pillars – social connection, plant-based diets, daily activity, and gratitude with purpose – as core foundations for extending healthy life expectancy worldwide.

19 Nov 2025

Harnessing a natural blood vessel molecule to develop broad mRNA antivirals

In a surprising discovery, a 'sticky molecule' that occurs naturally in our blood vessels could be both a culprit behind blood clots and organ failure during COVID and long COVID and the key to new treatments to counter COVID-related viruses.

18 Nov 2025

Conflicting advice on covid shots likely to ding already low vaccine rates, experts warn

More than three-quarters of American adults didn't get a covid shot last season, a figure that health care experts warn could rise this year amid new U.S. government recommendations.

14 Nov 2025

Prior exposure to cold viruses boosts antibody response against SARS-CoV-2

Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system's ability to attack a vulnerable site on the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.

11 Nov 2025

COVID-19 vaccination may have broader health benefits for children with atopic dermatitis

Children with atopic dermatitis (AD), commonly known as eczema, may experience fewer infections and allergic complications if they receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to new research being presented at the 2025 American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting in Orlando.

6 Nov 2025

COVID-19, RSV, and flu vaccines remain safe and effective

The systematic review provides crucial insights into the efficacy and safety of respiratory virus vaccines, supporting evidence-based immunization practices.

3 Nov 2025

Scientists explore why black rice deserves a bigger place in modern diets

Researchers reviewed the nutritional composition, therapeutic benefits, and industrial uses of black rice, highlighting its potential as a functional food. The study highlights the role of black rice in managing blood sugar, cholesterol, and inflammation, while also advocating for more robust human trials and sustainable cultivation methods.

2 Nov 2025

COVID-19 in pregnancy may raise autism and neurodevelopmental disorder risk

Children born to mothers who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy face a 29% higher likelihood of developmental disorders by age three, including speech, motor, and autism-spectrum delays. The risk was greatest for male offspring and infections occurring in the third trimester.

30 Oct 2025

WHO’s new pandemic measures may ignore lessons from COVID-19

Analysis of WHO's pandemic response highlights inconsistencies in new guidelines, raising concerns about the evidence base for public health measures.

30 Oct 2025

Plant-based diets could curb climate change and infectious diseases, experts say

A new review in Open Forum Infectious Diseases links animal agriculture to climate change, antimicrobial resistance, and infectious disease spread. The authors urge healthcare providers to promote plant-based diets as a practical step to protect planetary and public health.

28 Oct 2025