Popular anti-malaria drugs not recommended for treating COVID-19
Recently, several physicians hosted a press conference in which one physician claimed that the combination of hydroxychloroquine, the antibiotic azithromycin, and the mineral zinc...
Scientists find hundreds of possible drugs to treat COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have used machine learning to identify hundreds of new potential drugs that could help treat COVID-19, the disease caused...
Early spread of COVID-19 may be far greater than initially reported
Patients with undiagnosed flu symptoms who actually had COVID-19 last winter were among thousands of undetected early cases of the disease at the beginning...
Stress and anger may worsen heart failure
In a new study, researchers found mental stress and anger may have clinical implications for patients with heart failure.
The research was conducted by a...
Scientists solve a cancer mystery more than 40 years old
Before the first oncogene mutations were discovered in human cancer in the early 1980s, the 1970s provided the first data suggesting alterations in the...
Why does COVID-19 harm only some organs, not others?
In severe cases of COVID-19, damage can spread beyond the lungs and into other organs, such as the heart, liver, kidney, and parts of...
New COVID-19 vaccine may prevent severe symptoms, new study shows
In a new study, researchers found an experimental vaccine is effective at preventing pneumonia in mice infected with the COVID-19 virus.
The vaccine is made...
Depression may complicate recovery from peripheral artery disease
People with a vascular condition that commonly affects arteries in the legs could have a tougher road to recovery if they also have depression,...
Scientists discover new way to strongly reduce pain and inflammation in arthritis
Arthritis affects almost 2% of the world's population or some 150 million people, and currently, there is no completely effective treatment for this chronic...
Scientists find new truth about COVID-19 infection and why the disease impacts people differently
In a new study, researchers are searching for how the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects the lungs – and they’re challenging what has become an accepted...