Shocking Research Shows That Antibiotic Use May Increase Risk for Opioid Abuse
When Sierra Simpson was in college, she was sick for a year with recurring fevers and vomiting. Her doctors couldn’t figure out what she had….
When Sierra Simpson was in college, she was sick for a year with recurring fevers and vomiting. Her doctors couldn’t figure out what she had….
Grand Challenges Canada innovators offer resources, ideas, affordable solutions for low-resource countries in need of pandemic essentials: medical oxygen, ventilators, masks, more. Novel, affordable ways…
Intensivists caution against the use of premature novel therapies in lieu of traditional critical care principles in patients with COVID-19 in a recent correspondence letter…
Until now, scientists had assumed that there are about 80 so-called open reading frames (ORFs) in the genome of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1). These…
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When faced with danger, humans draw closer together. Social distancing thwarts this impulse. LMU’s Professor Ophelia Deroy and colleagues argue that this dilemma poses a…
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that usually cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses, like the common cold. However, three new coronaviruses have…
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Federal funding awarded for rapid COVID-19 test based on a new biolabeling technology called plasmonic-fluor. Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University…
Study Supports Clinical Testing Under Way Across U.S. Early treatment with the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir significantly reduced clinical disease and damage to the lungs…
University of Oklahoma Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation file for FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 detection test…
Study finds specific cells in the lungs, nasal passages, and intestines that are more susceptible to infection. Researchers at MIT; the Ragon Institute of MGH,…
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This randomized clinical trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of two chloroquine diphosphate dosages in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Key Points Question…
A high-pressure ventilator designed by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for rapid production is being tested for use in medical centers. A new high-pressure ventilator…
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people wear masks in public. Because N95 and…
An ad hoc team of engineers and doctors has developed a low-cost, open-source alternative, now ready for rapid production. It was clear early on in…
In these times of confinement, ESA astronaut support engineer Romain Charles shares nine tips on how to live in isolation – he spent 520 days…