This existing drug shows potential for treating COVID-19
There are a big number of studies focusing on new treatments for COVID-19, including existing drugs that are being trialed. Some progress has been...
What you need to know about inflammatory bowel disease
Finding the right treatment for people living with chronic intestinal inflammation, also known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), might soon be getting easier.
World IBD...
This drug can save more people with severe COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found drug remdesivir could save lives in places with less hospital capacity, where COVID-19 is beginning to overwhelm intensive...
This common cholesterol drug may reduce death risk in older people
In a new study, researchers found the role statins may play for older adults who have not yet experienced a heart attack, stroke or...
The best (and worst) materials for face masks in COVID-19 pandemic
It's intuitive and scientifically shown that wearing a face-covering can help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
But in a new...
Scientists find new way to stop pancreatic cancer growth
In a new study, researchers have found that they can stop the growth of pancreatic cancer cells by interfering with the way the cells...
COVID-19 linked to dangerous brain diseases, new evidence shows
In a new study, researchers found neurological complications of Covid-19 can include delirium, brain inflammation, stroke, and nerve damage.
They identified one rare and sometimes...
COVID-19 pandemic brings new concerns about excessive drinking
Unwinding with a glass of wine or a "quarantini" might seem like a good way to cope with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But...
This popular drug for stroke may help fight COVID-19
Similar diseases to COVID-19, including the common flu, can create inflammation which results in deposits of a protein called fibrin. Fibrin is the scaffold...
AI could prevent vision loss in people with diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that artificial intelligence (AI) can accurately detect serious eye disease among those with diabetes (retinopathy) and could halve...