Spicy foods may not prevent infection
The next time you tuck in to a tikka masala you might find yourself asking a burning question:
Are spices used in dishes to help...
Working outdoors may lower breast cancer risk in older women
In a new study, researchers found working outdoors over many years is linked to a lower risk of breast cancer in women after the...
This cheap gout drug can benefit people with severe COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that colchicine, a cheap drug normally used to treat gout, helps to cut the need for oxygen therapy...
People with this health problem three times more likely to die in COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found for the first time the extent to which frailty increases the death risk in COVID-19 patients.
They found very...
Scientists find the root cause of alcohol addiction
In a new study, researchers found the physical origin of alcohol addiction is located in a network of the human brain that regulates our...
Many young COVID-19 survivors can get reinfection, study warns
In a new study, researchers found that being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 is not a foolproof shield against reinfection.
They tracked nearly...
This anti-diarrhea drug may help kill brain cancer
In a recent study at Goethe University, researchers found that the anti-diarrhea drug loperamide could be used to induce cell death in glioblastoma.
Glioblastoma is...
This existing drug could help prevent lung damage in COVID-19
In a recent study at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, researchers found early clinical evidence demonstrating the efficacy of an existing drug in treating COVID-19.
They applied...
How could scientists develop COVID-19 vaccines so quickly?
Vaccine development is typically measured in years, not months.
But as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, scientists are racing the clock—and breaking records—to develop an...
Flu vaccine lessens COVID-19 symptoms in children, shows study
Other vaccines may also prove beneficial in reducing COVID-19 symptoms and complications.
Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered that children...