Early research has revealed a possible link between individuals' blood type and their coronavirus risk.Several preliminary studies found that people with type O blood have a lower risk of getting the coronavirus, or are less likely to develop a less severe infection if they do get it.But that link is tenuous and shouldn't be used…
Doctors in France have reported what they say is the first confirmed case of an unborn baby contracting COVID-19 from their mother while still in the womb.The case was published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.The authors said the baby's brain bore evidence of inflammation caused by the coronavirus. They also said they found sufficient…
One in three young adults have at least one risk factor that could result in severe COVID-19 infections, a new study found.The researchers determined that smoking was the most prevalent risk factor for people in their late teens and 20s.Other factors like underlying diseases or genetic differences could also put young people at risk of…
Coronavirus immunity starts to fade away just weeks after people show symptoms, according to a new study by UK scientists.King's College London research found that the presence of antibodies peaked three weeks after symptoms appeared, before fading away.In some cases, the antibodies were undetectable three months afterwards.It followed a Spanish study last week which also…
The "current best estimate" from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that approximately 40% of people infected with COVID-19 are asymptomatic.CNN reported that the estimate was up from the 30% reported in late May, as the CDC also estimated the chance of transmission from people with no symptoms is 75%.As several states in…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…