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This cancer drug could cure respiratory distress in COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that a cancer drug may cure respiratory distress in COVID-19 patients. The research was conducted by a team at...

This stuff from soybeans may help reduce memory loss

In a new study, researchers found that a protein fragment that makes its way into the brain after being ingested can reduce memory impairment...

This COVID-19 therapy may cause dangerous heart rhythm problem

In a new study, researchers report that a patient who used chloroquine therapy to fight against COVID-19 had a very abnormal ECG pattern after...

This blood test could accurately diagnose brain cancer

In a new study, researchers found a simple but highly sensitive blood test could accurately diagnose and classify different types of brain tumors. The finding...

Initial COVID-19 infection rate may be 80 times higher than reported

In a new study, researchers suggest that the initial COVID-19 infection rate was undercounted due to testing issues, asymptomatic and alternatively symptomatic individuals, and...

Better measure of ‘good cholesterol’ may help control heart attack, stroke risk

For decades, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol has been dubbed “good cholesterol” because of its role in moving fats and other cholesterol molecules out of...

Many U.S. counties lack infectious disease doctors to fight COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that the distribution of infectious disease (ID) physicians in the United States is geographically skewed. About 90% of U.S....

This popular weight loss diet may help fight against asthma

In a recent study at the University of Bonn, researchers found switching to a so-called ketogenic diet could strongly reduce inflammation of the respiratory...

Scientists find a common, deadly complication in people with diabetes and COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that diabetic ketoacidosis is a common and potentially fatal complication in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Diabetic ketoacidosis almost always requires special care in the hospital which usually takes...

Scientists create new type of COVID-19 antibody test

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues with many thousands of new infections reported each day, there is a need for widely applicable surveillance testing to...