Happy Childhood? That’s No Guarantee for Good Mental Health Later in Life
It’s well understood that a difficult childhood can increase the likelihood of mental illness, but according to new research from the University of South Australia,…
It’s well understood that a difficult childhood can increase the likelihood of mental illness, but according to new research from the University of South Australia,…
UHN-led study indicates peginterferon-lambda treatment can speed up clearance of the coronavirus in non-hospitalized patients, with potential to improve clinical outcomes and curb community spread….
The SARS-CoV-2 virus mutates fast. That’s a concern because these more transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2 are now present in the U.S., U.K., South Africa, and…
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have conducted a study that has determined the role that a critical protein plays in…
Research into a new drug that primes the immune system in the respiratory tract and is in development for COVID-19 shows it is also effective…
USC researchers have developed a new method to counter emergent mutations of the coronavirus and hasten vaccine development to stop the pathogen responsible for killing…
New research led by the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time the extent to which frailty increases the risk of mortality in…
American actor Robin Williams had a neurodegenerative brain disease called dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB): a distressing disease, with symptoms in common with Alzheimer’s disease…
Waning immunity may heighten risk, but milder reinfection may follow severe infection. It may be possible to have two completely separate bouts of COVID-19, doctors…
Colchicine worth adding to standard treatment for moderate to severe infection, says researchers. Colchicine, a cheap drug normally used to treat gout, helps to cut…
Considering the greater good by social distancing during a pandemic turns out to have an attractive personal benefit: A new study has found that staying…
Stroke survivors who drank seven or more cups of green tea each day lowered their risks of multiple causes of death by 62%. Drinking one…
MIT economist works to show how therapies can be allocated fairly; states are now applying the method in their efforts. Two of the studies described…
New research linking major depression to a reduced number of cells in the brain that support neuron function, brings hope for targeted treatment options. A…
Researchers created a risk-assessment algorithm that shows consistent performance across datasets from US, Europe, and Asia. To catch cancer earlier, we need to predict who…
Researchers from the University of Nottingham have discovered a novel antiviral property of a drug that could have major implications in how future epidemics/pandemics —…
A team of neuroscientists has identified a potential means to address the loss of cognitive function due to Alzheimer’s disease by targeting protein synthesis in…
Weather parameters, typically excluded from pandemic modeling, improve prediction capabilities. The “second wave” of the coronavirus pandemic has placed much blame on a lack of…