New study shows a new treatment of COVID-19
In a recent study at Kansas State University, researchers found a possible new treatment for COVID-19.
They found how small molecule protease inhibitors show potency...
This common health issue linked to lower diabetes risk, Harvard scientists find
In a recent study at Harvard Medical School, researchers found that people with rheumatoid arthritis had a lower risk of type 2 diabetes than...
Some pre-existing conditions triple Covid-19 death risk
Certain pre-existing conditions may double or triple mortality risk for COVID-19, researchers report.
A large, international study of COVID-19 patients confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension,...
Will the COVID-19 virus become endemic
A study by Columbia Mailman School researchers Jeffrey Shaman and Marta Galanti explores the potential for the COVID-19 virus to become endemic, a regular...
Scientists develop extremely rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19
Scientists from Oxford University's Department of Physics have developed an extremely rapid diagnostic test that detects and identifies viruses in less than five minutes.
The...
Researchers warn too many medications prescribed to older heart failure patients
More than half of older patients hospitalized for heart failure are discharged with 10 or more prescriptions, and most are not medications to treat...
Scientists find potential new breast cancer treatment
Findings by Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) researchers have pointed to a new combination of treatments that may help breast cancer patients with certain...
Memory loss can be reversed, study shows
In a recent study at The Centre for Healthy Aging, National University Health System, Singapore, researchers examined patients with varying levels of cognitive decline.
They...
Scientists find 3 existing drugs could fight COVID-19 infection
In a new study, researchers combed through a "library" of previously approved drugs and identified a drug with the potential to help speed a...
How to improve heart health during the COVID-19 pandemic
A healthy heart is always essential but especially during the current pandemic.
People with heart disease and other medical conditions appear to be at higher...