Health

September 18, 2025

Evidence shows cloth masks may help against COVID-19

Particularly those with several layers of cotton clothCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (May 22, 2020) - The evidence shows that...

COVID-19 should be treated as a thrombotic disease, Brazilian pulmonologist argues

Dr. Elnara Negri, who works in São Paulo City at the largest hospital complex in Latin America, advocates the use...

Humans have beneficial bacteria uniquely adapted for life in our noses

Credit: De Boeck et al. / Cell Reports Beneficial strains of bacteria residing in our guts, genital tracts, and skin...

A return to the wild for better immune health

Credit: Jacob Mills A research team led by the University of Adelaide has found that revegetation of green spaces within...

New insights into vaping uptake among Māori and Pacific peoples

Credit: University of Otago Māori and Pasifika who have not been able to quit smoking may need more support to...

Using wastewater to monitor COVID-19

Credit: NIAID Wastewater could be used as a surveillance tool to monitor the invasion, spread and eradication of COVID-19 in...

A natural amino acid could be a novel treatment for polyglutamine diseases

Researchers from Osaka Univ., National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, and Niigata Univ. identify the amino acid arginine as a...

Peer-reviewed data shows remdesivir for COVID-19 improves time to recovery

Preliminary results from NIH clinical trial publishedCredit: NIAID WHAT: The investigational antiviral remdesivir is superior to the standard of care...

Stem cells from placental amniotic membrane slow lung scarring in pulmonary fibrosis

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - In a study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM), a team led...

Female Gulf War combat veterans have persistent symptoms more than 25 years later

Credit: Augusta University photographer Kim Ratliff AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 25, 2020) - More than a quarter century after the Gulf...

Defects in developing frog brain can be prevented or repaired with bioelectric drugs

Researchers suggest the discovery offers a roadmap for exploration of therapeutic drugs that could help repair birth defects in humansCredit:...

Study reveals first evidence inherited genetics can drive cancer’s spread

May 25, 2020

Credit: Elizabeth and Vincent Meyer Laboratory of Systems Cancer Biology at The Rockefeller University Sometimes cancer stays put, but often...

Sleep-wake disturbances can predict recurrent events in stroke survivors

May 23, 2020

Credit: EAN (Vienna, Sunday, 24 May, 2020) Stroke survivors suffering from the burden of combined sleep-wake disturbances are more likely...

Preclinical study offers hope for Hirschsprung’s

Children's Hospital Los Angeles surgeon achieves milestone in using tissue engineering to grow complete gut nervous systemCredit: Children's Hospital Los...

Virginia Tech researcher receives grant to study Lyme arthritis

Credit: Brandon Jutras for Virginia Tech With a $661,216 grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, Brandon Jutras, an...

BCN MedTech presents an automatic method to detect and segment the intrauterine cavity

In a study led by Miguel Ángel González Ballester, ICREA research professor with the DTIC in collaboration with Eduard Gratacós...

Placentas from COVID-19-positive pregnant women show injury

Findings suggests abnormal blood flow between mothers, babies in uteroCredit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- The placentas from 16 women who...

A sole mate to prevent diabetic foot ulcers

New cooling insoles developed by UTSW scientists reduce foot temperature, diminishing the risk of tissue breakdown that could contribute to...

Novel biomarkers predict benefit with immunotherapy in metastatic breast cancer

ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting, 23-24 May 2020Credit: European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 22 May 2020 - Two...

Supportive care to relieve cancer-related fatigue underutilised by breast cancer survivors