Health

October 8, 2025

MU researcher identifies four possible treatments for COVID-19

Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine Now, a researcher at the University of Missouri has found that four antiviral drugs,...

Sky-high surprise bills from air ambulance flights possible for many patients

Ground ambulance rides also put majority of patients with private insurance at risk for unexpected out-of-network bills, study findsCredit: University...

Russia creates its own humanized mice to test COVID-19 vaccines and drugs

Credit: Vladislav Maslov Following the recent Coronavirus outbreak, almost three million people have been infected worldwide, whereas the death toll...

Study to determine incidence of novel coronavirus infection in US children begins

NIH-funded study also will ascertain percentage of infected children who develop COVID-19Credit: NIAID A study to help determine the rate...

Could a polio vaccine stop the coronavirus pandemic? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 4, 2020 -- The COVID-19 pandemic has scientists considering a few less-conventional options...

Foraging Drosophila flies are open for new microbial partners

Their openness to associate with previously unknown yeasts could be a crucial factor for the emergence of new Drosophila speciesCredit:...

How to put neurons into cages

Using microscopically fine 3D printing technologies from TU Wien (Vienna) and sound waves used as tweezers at Stanford University (California),...

NAU scientists develop interactive disease models to predict regional spread of COVID-19

Credit: Photo courtesy of Northern Arizona University Joe Mihaljevic, mathematical epidemiologist and assistant professor in Northern Arizona University's School of...

Scientists invented an aging vaccine

Professor Viktor Seledtsov, a senior researcher at the IKBFU Center of Medical Biotechnologies and Alexei von Delwig, a researcher at...

A $10 million grant enables BCG vaccine trial to expand internationally, enroll 10,000 healthcare workers

An $10 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will allow the Murdoch Children's Research Institute's (MCRI) clinical...

Characterizing two sisters, examples of exceptional longevity

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 1, 2020--A new study provides a detailed characterization of two...

Pacific oysters may not contain as many microplastics as previously thought

Credit: Julieta Martinelli/University of Washington Plastic pollution is an increasingly present threat to marine life and one which can potentially...

Electrocardiogram shows value in college athletes’ screens

ECG heightens detection of sudden cardiac death risk and is a cost-effective diagnostic, a new study showsCredit: UW Medicine Over...

SFU professor’s invention approved by FDA to help wean COVID-19 patients from ventilators

Credit: SFU Simon Fraser University professor Andy Hoffer hopes the SFU spinoff company he founded, Lungpacer Medical Inc., will help...

Researchers develop ‘piggyback’ method to improve drug delivery of RNA therapeutics

Their platform has shown to downregulate critical genes in cancer cells, and could be used for other genetic diseasesCredit: Neil...

Aromatherapy may reduce nurses’ stress, WVU researcher suggests

Credit: Jennifer Shephard/West Virginia University Even under normal circumstances, nursing can be a stressful profession. The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbates...

USC professor Andrew P. McMahon elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Credit: Jill McMahon Andrew P. McMahon -- who is the W.M. Keck Provost and University Professor in USC's departments of...

Risky business: Courtship movements put katydids in danger

Credit: Christian Ziegler Reproduction can be risky. In the case of katydids, some hunting bats eavesdrop on male mating calls...

UCLA leads CDC-funded project to reduce COVID-19 infection among emergency room workers

Credit: UCLA Health The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is leading a project in collaboration with the University...

Lipo-ImmunoTech receives grant to develop a novel cancer immunotherapy technology