In Alzheimer’s disease, the peptide amyloid-beta begins to form clumps in the brain.

There have been many documented cases of Covid-19 “super-spreading” events, in which one person infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects many other people. 

Beta-blockers could potentially be used to treat COVID-19, according to a new international study by Italian and Australian scientists.

Problems with memory and cognition have long been identified as a predictor of dementia, but now researchers have identified a crucial physical indicator that warrants equal attention—gait speed, or how fast a person walks.

Blood clots continue to wreak havoc for patients with severe COVID-19 infection, and a new study explains what may spark them in up to half of patients.

Predicting influenza outbreaks just got a little easier, thanks to a new A.I.-powered forecasting tool developed by researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology. 

At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, there were high hopes that hot summer temperatures could reduce its spread.

A research group at the Texas A&M School of Public Health has found a way to decrease the number of toxic chemicals in drinking water.

Commercially sold water filters do a good job of making sure any lead from residential water pipes does not make its way into water used for drinking or cooking.

Non-human primates could be highly susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2 — the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 — according to a newly published study in the scientific journal Communications Biology.