Botox Injected for Cosmetic Reasons May Significantly Ease Depression
FDA database of drug side effects indicates the benefit may hold up no matter where Botox is injected. Botox, a medication derived from a bacterial…
FDA database of drug side effects indicates the benefit may hold up no matter where Botox is injected. Botox, a medication derived from a bacterial…
Blue light has become an increasingly common component of urban outdoor lighting. But how does it impact our health? A team led by the Barcelona…
Researchers at Stanford and other institutions hypothesize outcomes of the pandemic’s unprecedented socioeconomic disruption and outline research priorities for advancing our understanding of humans’ impact…
Women who are pregnant or taking estrogen with birth control or hormone replacement therapy could face high risk. COVID-19 may increase the risk of blot…
To fight antibiotic resistance more antimicrobials are needed to treat bacterial biofilms, which protect an infection from antibiotics. Using the ‘Balds eyesalve’ medieval mixture containing…
Rates of psychological distress, including depression and anxiety symptoms, were found among Australian adults during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia, according to…
A simple blood test for Alzheimer’s would be a great advance for individuals with — and at risk for — the disease, families, doctors, and…
Yale School of Medicine and the biopharmaceutical firm AI Therapeutics have launched a multi-institutional clinical trial of a drug for treating COVID-19. Known as LAM-002A…
Obese people among black and minority ethnic communities (BME) are at around two times higher the risk of contracting COVID-19 than white Europeans, a study…
Heparin, a common anitcoagulent, could also form basis of a viral trap for SARS-CoV-2. In a test of antiviral effectiveness against the virus that causes…
A study published today (July 27, 2020) in The Lancet Digital Health by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers demonstrates the highest accuracy to date in…
Findings confirm the robustness of the vaccine approval system and postmarketing surveillance. A comprehensive review of vaccine data over a 20-year period finds that vaccines…
A Phase 3 clinical trial designed to evaluate if an investigational vaccine can prevent symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adults has begun. The vaccine,…
The rate of seasonal flu vaccinations among people over age 50 and nursing home residents is extremely low, and those who do get the flu…
In 400 BC, the renowned Greek physician Hippocrates offered the earliest known account of a seasonal respiratory disease. The “Cough of Perinthus” was a winter…
Multiple drugs improve the activity of remdesivir, a current standard-of-care treatment for COVID-19. A Nature study authored by a global team of scientists and led…
A new study by Kansas State University researchers is the first to confirm that SARS-CoV-2 cannot be transmitted to people by mosquitoes. Stephen Higgs, associate…
Existing limited evidence suggests that wearing face coverings to protect against COVID-19 does not lead to a false sense of security and is unlikely to…