New research zooms in on the outer surface of the coronavirus to reveal more about how COVID-19 scars the lungs. One of the hallmarks of severe infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is the damage it can do to the lungs, which can leave them scarred in a way that may cause long-term […]
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Researchers Found What Causes Post-COVID Inflammatory Disease in Kids. And More Science Journal News
Vaccines work for cancer patients, the link between bitter flavours and severe disease, and how our immune system can still tackle variants in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
One Million Excess Deaths in 29 Countries. And More Science Journal News
Rogue antibodies, a million excess deaths, falling emergency department visits and more in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
Online Gambling Soars During Pandemic. And More Science Journal News
Mixing and matching vaccines appears to be safe, lockdowns need to be done quickly, and why urban parks are both safe and essential in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
AstraZeneca’s Clot Risks Quantified. And More News Straight from Science Journals
AstraZeneca’s clot risk quantified, risk factors for retirement homes, ibuprofen is safe and more in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
New Clues Show How the Immune System Fights COVID-19
When the immune system detects an invading virus like COVID-19, it sends swarms of antibodies to latch on to it, blocking its ability to attach to cells and marking it for destruction by other cells. Now, new research shows in striking detail how that process works in people who have successfully recovered from COVID-19 and […]
Pausing AstraZeneca Could Cause More Deaths. And More New COVID Science
Benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh the risks, elimination is better than mitigation, and income inequality is linked to more cases and deaths in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
A COVID Culprit: Crowded Households. And More News from Science Journals
The dangers for pregnant women and their babies, shift workers are at higher risk, and how crowded households drive infection rates in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
Eviction Bans Reduced Viral Transmission. And Other Science Journal Findings
Suicides fell at the beginning of the pandemic, the importance of airborne transmission, and eviction bans protect entire communities in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
New Findings on Kids and Infectiousness. And More from Science Journals
Kids are less infectious but more of them are infected than thought, students didn’t learn much from home, and the silver linings to lockdown in New Zealand in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.