A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may reduce the risk of dying for elderly patients with Covid-19, and provide a new weapon in the arsenal against the novel coronavirus, according to a study. In...

In breakthrough research, scientists have identified synthetic mini-antibodies to combat Covid-19. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infect cells depends on interactions between the viral spike protein and...

Melatonin, a hormone which regulates the sleep-wake cycle, and is commonly used as an over-the-counter sleep aid, may be a viable treatment option for Covid-19, according to a study. The research, published...

One of the many dangers of COVID-19 is the disease’s mysterious ability to promote blood clots throughout the body. Now, a new study may explain why — the disease appears to spur the production...

In March, when the pandemic was in its earliest days, COVID-19 was spreading like wildfire aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, a ship home to more than 4,000 Navy sailors. In just a matter...

UNSW’s Dr. George Dertadian says the anxieties, stresses and strains people are dealing with in the pandemic could be influencing the use of drugs in society. “The combination of these existential...

As COVID-19 infections spike around the globe, with no end in sight for months, questions are beginning to arise around the long-term effects of the pandemic on our mental health and brain health. In...

As coronavirus surges in much of the United States, that other virus we start to worry about this time of year—flu—is slowly starting its annual invasion. There have been a few cases in Pennsylvania...

The rheumatoid arthritis drug baricitinib can block viral entry and reduce mortality in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19, according to translational research by an international team coordinated...

The frantic swirl of coronavirus-related information sharing that took place this year on social media is the subject of a new analysis led by researchers at the School of Informatics and Computing at...