COVID-19 virus could survive on skin five times longer than flu, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that the new coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours.
The virus that causes the flu survives...
Total deaths during the pandemic far exceed those attributed to COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that for every two deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S., a third American dies as a result...
Scientists develop a new method to treat pancreatic cancer
In a new study, researchers have developed a new "precision medicine" approach to treat the damaged DNA in the cancer cells of pancreatic cancer...
This anti-microbe drug may effectively treat COVID-19, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that an affordable anti-microbial drug used to treat stomach ulcers and bacterial infections has shown promise in combatting...
Why some people develop severe COVID-19 while others don’t
The wide variation in the severity of disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, has puzzled scientists and clinicians.
SARS-CoV-2 can cause anything from...
An egg a day linked to a 60% higher diabetes risk
In a new study, researchers found that excess egg consumption can increase your risk of diabetes.
The research was conducted by a team from the...
Your mom’s lifestyle may predict when you will have first heart attack or stroke
In a new study, researchers found that the offspring of mothers with heart-healthy lifestyles live nearly a decade longer without heart disease than those...
Here’s how to protect your family from COVID-19 in this holiday season
The holidays will look remarkably different this year due to COVID-19.
Months into the global pandemic, we continue to see how family gatherings are often...
Meat and dairy diets are directly linked to cancer, study shows
In a new study, researchers found a direct molecular link between meat and dairy diets and the development of antibodies in the blood that...
What you should know about the Pfizer’s promising COVID-19 vaccine
Approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the recently announced Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could come within a matter of weeks, and some...