Anti-malarial drug may help treat deadly brain cancer

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive form of cancer in the brain that is typically fatal. Scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University found they could help...

Artery stiffness could show severe COVID-19 risk

Scientists from Newcastle University found assessing the stiffness of the arteries could help identify patients most at risk of dying from COVID-19. The research is...

Tingling and burning in your feet may signal this neuropathy disease

In a recent study, scientists found the number of people experiencing numbness, tingling and pain in their feet with no known cause has been...

Scientists find a new drug to treat liver disease

Scientists from Rutgers University found that a hormone that triggers puberty and controls fertility in humans might be developed as a treatment for non-alcoholic...

Children spread COVID-19 easier, and lockdowns worked

Scientists from the University at Albany found that children spread COVID-19 easier and that lockdowns worked. They found young people were most responsible for an...

Scientists find a better way to diagnose brain cancer

Scientists from St. Pölten University Hospital found that the classification of brain tumors—and thus the choice of optimal treatment options—can become more accurate and...

No safest spot to minimize risk of COVID-19 transmission on trains, shows study

Researchers have demonstrated how airborne diseases such as COVID-19 spread along the length of a train carriage. They found there is no ‘safest spot’ for...

Women more likely to suffer with long COVID, study finds

Scientists from Johnson & Johnson found women are much more likely to suffer from long COVID than men and will experience substantially different symptoms. The...

This vegetable oil increase spread of cancer, study finds

Scientists from IRB Barcelona found one fatty acid commonly found in palm oil, called palmitic acid, promotes metastasis in oral cancer and melanoma skin...

This drug could improve heart health, reduce obesity, fatty liver

Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease could reduce obesity and...