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A robotics platform designed by Toronto researchers to screen thousands of COVID-19 samples at once has the potential to revolutionize how labs track the spread…
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a drug that works against depression by a completely different mechanism than existing…
In an analysis of nationwide data from the Veterans Health Administration, approximately one-quarter of individuals with kidney stones had a diagnosis of osteoporosis or bone…
A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provides evidence that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can invade and replicate inside heart…
Studies in mice show fat location matters for intermittent fasting. In a mouse study, Australian researchers have mapped out what happens behind the scenes in…
Compared with a control (left), treatment with the novel GSM (right) reduces the number of amyloid plaques (green) and proinflammatory cells called microglia (magenta) in…
The test is highly sensitive and prevents false positives that happen due to the genetic similarity of SARS-CoV-2 and other human coronaviruses. Scientists at the…
Higher consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of death in men and women, according to data representing nearly 2 million…
Several proposals have emerged on how to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, but they fall short in ensuring that the vaccine is distributed fairly. A team…
People who have previously had COVID-19 have an enhanced antibody response with a single dose of RNA vaccine, finds new research co-led by UCL researchers.…
A team of researchers studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks has found that in order to provide the best protection against COVID-19,…
Vitamin B6 may help keep COVID-19’s cytokine storms at bay. Vitamin B6 may help calm cytokine storms and unclog blood clots linked to COVID-19’s lethality.…
Therapeutic Hypothermia: How Reducing Body Temperature Could Help 10% of All Intensive Care Patients
Therapeutic Hypothermia: How Reducing Body Temperature Could Help 10% of All Intensive Care Patients
This drawing depicts surfactant (orange and yellow), which is a molecular layer at the interface of air and liquid in the lung that is essential…
First large-scale peer-reviewed study of real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine by Israel’s Clalit Research Institute published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Major study,…
Study suggests COVID-19 hospitalizations could have been prevented without four common pre-existing conditions. Credit: Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and…
Ear membrane and auditory nerve in the cochlea. The octave bands have been given different colors. Humans can perceive frequencies from 20 Hz (the top…
Airflow patterns around two people conversing in typical situations, such as hair salons, medical exam rooms, and long-term care facilities. COVID-19 can spread from asymptomatic…
Scientists identify first compound to repair degenerating brain cells in paralyzing disease. New compound targets neurons that initiate voluntary movement After 60 days of treatment,…
People with COVID-19 may lose their sense of smell and taste for up to five months after infection, according to a preliminary study released today,…