Asthma does not appear to increase the risk for a person contracting COVID-19 or influence its severity, according to a team of Rutgers researchers. “Older age and conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes...
Perhaps one of the most confusing (and terrifying) things about COVID-19 is how suddenly the illness goes from mild to severe. While researchers are still studying and learning new things about the novel coronavirus virus every day, they still haven’t pieced together...
Restrictions in New Jersey in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are being lifted, and people are beginning to get together with friends again as the number of cases in the state has slowed and stabilized. But what is safe to do when socializing and howlarge should...
A new study out of Oxford University suggests COVID-19 patients could be saved with the help of dexamethasone, an inexpensive and widely used steroid. If the findings bear out, it would be the first drug known to reduce deaths of severely ill COVID-19 patients. Briana...
As medical researchers race to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, an NJIT scientist who specializes in nanomaterials is developing new methods to slow its spread in the environment. Backed by a grant from the National Science Foundation, Somenath...
