Most Americans Say They’ll Continue Health Precautions After the COVID-19 Pandemic
While restrictions may lift, life will still look different on the other side of the pandemic. Many of us are waiting for the day when…
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New Research Highlights the Best Style and Fabrics for COVID-19 Face Masks
In the race to stop the spread of COVID-19, a three-layer cloth mask that fits well can effectively filter COVID particles, says a group of…
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,…
Experimental Antiviral Drug Can Significantly Speed Up COVID-19 Recovery
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: The Science You Need to Understand About Coronavirus Variants and COVID-19 Vaccines
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. and South Africa…
Protein Discovery in the Development of New Hearing Hair Cells Could Lead to Treatments for Hearing Loss
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…
Immune Boosting Nasal Spray: Protects Against COVID-19, Is Also Effective Against the Common Cold
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…
New Artificial Intelligence Tool Can Thwart COVID-19 Mutations
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…
Severely Frail Individuals With COVID-19 Are 3x More Likely to Die
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…
Identifying “The Terrorist Inside My Husband’s Brain” – Living Brain Imaging Can Clearly Differentiate Between Types of Dementia
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…
Doctors Warn: Two Completely Separate Bouts of COVID-19 Infection Possible
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…
Cheap Gout Drug Help Cuts Need for Oxygen Therapy and Hospital Stay in COVID-19 Patients
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…
Study Finds That Social Distancing Isn’t Just Good for the Community – It Lowers Your Personal Odds of Getting COVID-19
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…
Drinking Coffee, Green Tea Lowers Risk of Death for Heart Attack and Stroke Survivors
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…
Building Equity Into COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: How Therapies Can Be Allocated Fairly
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…
Study Links Brain Cells to Depression – Brings Hope for Targeted Treatment Options
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…
MIT Mirai: Robust Artificial Intelligence Tools To Predict Future Cancer
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…
Powerful Antiviral Treatment for COVID-19 Discovered That Could Change How Epidemics Are Managed
Researchers from the University of Nottingham have discovered a novel antiviral property of a drug that could have major implications in how future epidemics /…