Study Warns: Vitamin D Deficiency May Raise Risk of Getting COVID-19
In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the…
In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the…
By genetically reprogramming the cellular machinery of yeast they created microscopic factories that convert sugars and amino acids into plant-based drugs. Since antiquity, cultures on…
As the flu season approaches, a strained public health system may have a surprising ally — the common cold virus. Rhinovirus, the most frequent cause…
Study to test Eli Lilly and Company’s LY-CoV555, a human monoclonal antibody against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, will examine its ability to combat the virus…
A trial of a simple yet effective surgery has led Australian experts to promote it as an option to specialists around the world for managing…
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a small neutralizing antibody, a so-called nanobody, that has the capacity to block SARS-CoV-2 from entering human…
New research covering 11 years of data presented at this year’s European and International Congress on Obesity (ECOICO 2020) shows that, in obese men suffering…
“Hotspots” of Coronavirus Infections in Human Bodies An infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) can affect multiple organs. With this in mind, researchers of the…
Especially in settings where personal protective equipment, or PPE, is in short supply, intubation — inserting a breathing tube down a patient’s throat — poses…
School spaces with newer furniture show significantly lower levels of hazardous exposures. There are good reasons to be worried about indoor air quality right now,…
Flavorings combine with solvents in e-cigarettes to produce new toxic chemicals that irritate the airways, triggering reactions that can lead to breathing and heart and…
Masks are an additional step to help slow the spread of COVID-19 when combined with every day preventive actions and social distancing in public settings….
In a tremendous demonstration of global collaboration, clinician-scientists have pooled data from 121 hospitals in eight countries to find that inexpensive, widely available steroids improve…
Two recent studies were unable to rule out that H1N1 (“swine flu”) vaccination (“Pandemrix”) and seasonal influenza vaccination given to pregnant women might be associated…
Flu season comes around like clockwork every year, and sooner or later everyone gets infected. The annual flu shot is a key part of public…
Losing weight could prevent or even reverse diabetes, according to late-breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.1 In 2019, approximately 463 million people worldwide…
New findings may provide new therapeutic target and help explain why IBD and other autoimmune diseases are often chronic and life-long. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)…
New analysis shows hydroxychloroquine does not lower mortality in COVID-19 patients, and is associated with increased mortality when combined with the antibiotic azithromycin. A new…