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How severe a case of coronavirus a person will develop may depend on five indicators found in the blood called biomarkers, according to researchers at George Washington University.The biomarkers were associated with higher chances of deterioration from COVID-19 and death, according to a news release from the university. The authors of the study, published in Future…

Published: June 20, 2020 at 9:26 a.m. ET People with Type A blood were ‘associated with’ a 45% ‘higher risk of acquiring COVID-19’ compared to people with other blood types, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found ‘Those who are not type A should not interpret this study to mean that…

Genetic testing firm 23andMe has said it has found preliminary evidence that people with type O blood may be less susceptible to contracting COVID-19. In a blog post Monday, the company said initial data from a study it’s doing on the virus indicated those with type O blood were 9-18 percent less likely to have…

The Conversation Published: May 5, 2020 at 1:56 p.m. ET Differences in HLA genes may be a significant reason for huge differences in infections A nurse treats a patient with coronavirus in Leonardtown, Md. Getty Images When some people become infected with the coronavirus, they only develop mild or undetectable cases of COVID-19. Others suffer…