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...
This stuff in the blood may determine severity of COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have advanced a hypothesis that the severe course of COVID-19 may be associated with the von Willebrand factor, one...
Scientists find 4 compounds to block COVID-19
As the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic mounts, scientists worldwide continue their push to develop effective treatments and a vaccine for the highly...