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New genetic insights into COVID-19 severity

Written by Charlotte Harrison, Science Writer. Why do some people get seriously ill with COVID-19 while other people have only […]

New genes implicated in COVID-19 infection

A new study, published this week in Nature Cell Biology, describes the role of the CIART gene in COVID-19 infection. […]

New research suggests scientists may have found COVID-19’s Kryptonite

Written by Isobel Young, Science Writer Around the world, COVID-19 cases are still being reported. This highlights how understanding the […]

DNA Methylation Found to Play a Role in Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19

Written by Isobel Young, Science Writer Throughout the course of the pandemic, PCR testing has been used to identify the […]

New biomarkers predicting COVID-19 severity discovered with multi-omics and machine learning

New multi-omics research has discovered biomarkers that can predict COVID-19 severity in patients. The study, published in The Lancet, coupled […]

Immune cell features correlate with survival in COVID-19 patients

Written by Charlotte Harrison, Science Writer A study of a small number of patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 shows that, […]

Genetic Association Study of Mild Covid-19 Reveals Protective Variants

Written by Vered Smith, Science Writer  A paper has been published in Nature Genetics exploring the genetic associations of mild […]

Should COVID-19 Vaccines be Prioritized Based on Genetics?

Written by Charlotte Harrison, Science Writer  Evidence suggests that a person’s genetic make-up may be at least partly responsible for […]

Genetic Variants Associated with Severe Covid-19

Written by Vered Smith, Science Writer  Researchers have published a paper revealing genetic variants associated with the development of life-threatening […]

Round-Up: COVID-19 February (Part One)

Another month and another fortnightly update of some of the latest news and research surrounding the novel coronavirus. Statistics At […]