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...

Inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds could mean doubled death risk

Scientists from Exercise Medicine Clinic-CLINIMEX found that the inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in mid-to later life is linked to...

COVID-19 can rebound after taking oral med Paxlovid

Scientists from University of California San Diego found why COVID-19 can rebound after taking oral med Paxlovid. The research is published in Clinical Infectious Diseases...

Common high blood pressure meds may increase risk of chronic inflammatory skin disease

Scientists from Ewha Woman’s University found a link between the use of high blood pressure mediations and the development of psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory...

Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists from Imperial College London found a single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The study uses machine learning technology to look at structural features within...