Immune Systems

COVID-19 and the Long-Term Risk of Autoimmune Disorders

COVID-19 and the Long-Term Risk of Autoimmune Disorders

What Did the Research Discover? Researchers investigated whether COVID-19 infection increases the long-term risk of developing autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders. The study included 6,912,427 participants in South Korea, with 3,145,388 individuals who had COVID-19 and 3,767,039 who did not. The participants were followed for at least 180...

New Insights on COVID-19: Why Snakes Aren’t the Source

New Insights on COVID-19: Why Snakes Aren’t the Source

What Did the Research Discover? Scientists investigated how the 2019-nCoV coronavirus (now known as SARS-CoV-2) spread to humans and whether previous claims about its origins were accurate. Earlier studies suggested that snakes were an intermediate host and that the virus had genetic sequences similar to HIV-1, raising concerns about its origin. To test these...