The New COVID Vaccines Are Safe. Here’s How We Know.
As more than two people were dying in the United States every minute from COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration’s …
Persistence of Zika virus in the brain causes long-term problems in mice
The Zika virus can remain in mouse brain for extended periods, leading to long-term neurological and behavioral consequences, according to …
Researchers call for clarity on the definition of medicine misuse
Medicine misuse is a public health issue, but the term has different meanings to people in different settings. A recent …
Deep rooted—mother’s empathy linked to ‘epigenetic’ changes to the oxytocin gene
Our ability to feel and understand the emotions of others, “empathy,” is at the core of our prosocial behaviors such …
The 10 nutrients your body needs to fight off infection
The 10 nutrients your body needs to fight off infection: A healthy immune system has never been so important. Now, …
A library of mouse genes to look up the best liver cancer treatment
If you want to get smarter, the library is a good place to start. And for cancer researchers, smarter treatment …
Beta2-AR agonist therapy puts the brakes on oral cancer progression
Affecting almost 600,000 people worldwide every year, and with only a 50% survival rate, oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is …
What makes psoriasis sore: Novel role of immune system in the disease
More than 130 million people around the globe suffer from psoriasis vulgaris, a chronic condition characterized by skin inflammation, scales, …
What Elvis Presley’s televised polio vaccination can tell us about the shortfalls of celebrity-endorsed health campaigns
If you had tuned into the Ed Sullivan Show on October 28 1956, you would have witnessed an unexpected promoter …
The shorter the delay, the more effective the neurofeedback
HSE University scientists have for the first time in the world investigated the impact of delayed reinforcement signals in neurofeedback …
Tough yet flexible treatment for babies in the womb
In children with spina bifida, the neural tube that forms the spinal cord and brain doesn’t close as it should …
HIV in Australia has declined by 12% in the past five years
New HIV data, released today by the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney for World AIDS Day, are a reminder for …
Diabetic drug could slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease
A hallmark of Parkinson’s disease is the degeneration of a group of dopaminergic neurons in the brain, which play key …
Black Americans suffer more from heart disease: The AHA wants to change that
(HealthDay)—The Black Lives Matter movement put racism in the United States under the glare of the public spotlight in 2020. …
Proteogenomics enhances the identification of therapeutic vulnerabilities in breast cancer
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and other institutions have applied powerful proteogenomics …
These are the best colors for your bedroom, according to feng shui
The bedroom is one of the places where we spend the most time. As such, having an atmosphere that brings …
GSK Presents Phase 2b Data on Linerixibat for the Treatment of Cholestatic Pruritus in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
13 November 2020 — GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) today announced further progression in its R&D pipeline with presentation of data for …
Nothing but the truth in the fight against cancer
The development and progression of cancer is a complicated process that occurs when cells in the body grow out of …