study

In a new review of research, doctors found that nearly half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience neurological symptoms including dizziness, a loss of smell and taste, and difficulty concentrating. The study authors say these symptoms may appear before the more telltale coronavirus signs, like fever and difficulty breathing. Other experts and survivors have detailed worrying short- and…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The coronavirus outbreak was first seen in Wuhan - but was it circulating earlier than thought? There's been criticism of a study from the US suggesting that the coronavirus could have been present in the Chinese city of Wuhan as early as August last year.The study by Harvard University,…

A form of the novel coronavirus which has become the dominant type in much of the world may have done so thanks to a mutation that allows it to better latch onto human hosts’ cells, new research indicates. Lab tests performed by US-based Scripps Research, in a study which has not yet been peer-reviewed, showed…

Laboratory mouse (Getty Images) Harvard scientists discovered which parts of the brain can induce a state of torpor in mice Matthew Rozsa June 12, 2020 12:45AM (UTC) A new study from neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School reveals which parts of the brain can be activated in mice to induce a state of torpor, or hibernation-like…

By Mike Moffitt, SFGATE Updated 11:39 am PDT, Thursday, June 11, 2020 Face mask use is virtually universal in Taiwan, one of the countries least impacted by COVID-19 due to interventions. (Shown: Taipei street on May 18, 2020.) Face mask use is virtually universal in Taiwan, one of the countries least impacted by COVID-19 due to…