Inexpensive paper device could help rapidly diagnose coronavirus cases, but funding bars production
An inexpensive device made out of paper could help rapidly and accurately diagnose coronavirus cases.
Only a select number of state and local laboratories have...
How to prepare in the event of COVID-19 pandemic
As COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, becomes more prevalent around the world, University of Alabama at Birmingham experts share tips to help you prepare...
Updated Information on COVID-19: What can you do to protect against coronavirus
Experts weigh in on risks, prevention as concern spreads about the disease
As the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) begins to spread outside of China to other...
How a drug being tested in COVID-19 patients may actually work
In a new study, researchers report how exactly an experimental antiviral drug stops coronaviruses.
Their study was published the same day that the National Institutes...
The opioid crisis may be far worse than we thought
In a new study, researchers found that the number of deaths attributed to opioid-related overdoses could be 28% higher than reported due to incomplete...
Smoking may increase your risk for dementia and cognitive decline
In a new study, researchers found that cigarette smoking is linked to increased lesions in the brain’s white matter, called white matter hyperintensities.
White matter...
Common high blood pressure drug may fight alcohol use disorders
A recent study from the Queensland University of Technology found that a drug used to treat high blood pressure may alleviate anxiety induced by...
Scientists find new compounds to stop multiple viruses, including coronavirus
In a new study, researchers have designed compounds that block the replication of coronaviruses similar to COVID-19, as well as other disease-causing viruses, in...
Secondhand smoke may increase chronic liver disease
In a new study, researchers found that secondhand smoke, which is linked to cancer and other serious illnesses, may also be contributing to soaring...
Big breakthrough in COVID–19 vaccine development
In a new study, researchers have met a key milestone in their fast-tracked research to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus, COVID-19.
The research was...