Mathetatical modeling demonstrates efficacy of combinational drug therapy for breast cancer treatment
Researchers use a mathematical model to assess the efficacy of a new combinational therapy of AZD9496 and palbociclib for breast cancer treatment.
‘Emergency’ or not, covid is still killing people. Here’s what doctors advise to stay safe.
With around 20,000 people dying of covid in the United States since the start of October, and tens of thousands more abroad, the covid pandemic clearly isn't over.
Women and minorities bear the brunt of medical misdiagnosis
Charity Watkins sensed something was deeply wrong when she experienced exhaustion after her daughter was born.
Anti-HIV drugs can be used to prevent inflammatory complications of bacterial sepsis
Bacterial infections can lead to the formation of abscesses -; pockets of dead cells and debris surrounded by inflammatory immune cells. Bacteria multiply within abscesses, causing more inflammation and further…
Genotyping technology speeds up Covid variant identification
Genotyping technology detects Covid variants more quickly and cheaply than ever before – according to research from the University of East Anglia and the UK Health Security Agency.
New bioengineered strategy shows potential for treating ulcerative colitis
By taking advantage of mechanisms that allow cancer cells to evade immune attack, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have developed a new strategy in animal models that has potential for…
OCD patients may have higher risk of death from both natural and unnatural causes
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may have an increased risk of death from both natural and unnatural causes than those without the disorder, finds a study from Sweden published by…
Who’s at greater risk for long-COVID? New study sheds light on vulnerable demographics
A study analyzing 134,444 participants from BRFSS and NHIS reveals that 21.5% and 17.1% respectively suffer from long-COVID, with higher risks in middle-aged, female, Hispanic individuals, those with less education,…
COVID-19 vaccines saved over 1.4 million lives across Europe, WHO study reveals
A study analyzing COVID-19 mortality and vaccination data in Europe from December 2020 to March 2023 found that vaccination efforts reduced the death toll by 57%, saving approximately 1.4 million…
Childhood stress linked to higher risk of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes in adults
Young adults who reported higher stress as adolescents were more likely to have high blood pressure, obesity and other cardiometabolic risk factors as adults, finds new study.