Coronavirus

Coronavirus transforms the infected cells in a highly unusual manner, forcing them to grow long, protruding branches, which penetrate multiple healthy cells at once, a new study has found. Scientists took a closer look at the effects of SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 – through a powerful microscope at the National Institutes of…

Nasal congestion or a runny nose is now on the CDC list of possible Covid-19 symptoms. (Photo: ... [+] Getty) Getty New is a relative term. A planet that was formed a couple years ago could still be new. Sushi that was formed a couple years ago, not so much. So there are three “new”…

coronavirus,3d render Getty As new cases of Covid-19 reach record levels in the United States, there’s new evidence the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes the disease has been with us much longer than previously thought. Researchers from the University of Barcelona say they detected the virus in sewage samples were collected in the Spanish city…

June 26, 2020Updated 8:11 p.m. ETAt the beginning of the pandemic, the coronavirus looked to be another respiratory illness. But the virus has turned out to affect not just the lungs, but the kidneys, the heart and the circulatory system — even, somehow, our senses of smell and taste.Now researchers have discovered yet another unpleasant…

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