A vaccine is likely to take at least a year. A new drug could be a decade away. Even with
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If you hunker down against coronavirus, don’t stop reaching out, experts say
As more communities deal with outbreaks of COVID-19, those at risk are being advised to stay home and stock up
Continue reading »Single HPV vaccine dose may be effective against cervical cancer: study
New research indicates that a single dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is as effective as multiple doses for
Continue reading »Higher maternal socioeconomics offer little protection against toxic prenatal stress
When pregnant women experience elevated anxiety, stress or depression, these prenatal stressors can alter the structure of the developing fetal
Continue reading »Novel approach to immune system could lead to personalized therapy against sepsis
The human immune system uses two pre-programmed strategies to tackle infection. One is fever, a resistance mechanism that tries to
Continue reading »Progress slow against pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is the third deadliest form of the disease after lung cancer and colorectal cancer. There is no effective
Continue reading »Mother warns against fake shades after losing her eye to cancer
Sun worshipper, 59, who lost her eye to skin cancer warns against fake designer sunglasses which offer no UV protection
Continue reading »Sleep could protect against dementia because the brain is 'washed'
A good night’s sleep could protect against dementia because the body ‘washes’ toxic proteins out of the brain, study Cerebrospinal
Continue reading »Widely used health care prediction algorithm found to be biased against blacks
From predicting who will be a repeat offender to who’s the best candidate for a job, computer algorithms are now
Continue reading »Fullerene compounds will help in the fight against lung cancer
A team of scientists from Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of
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