Category: Research
New findings in medicine
Facemask can detect viral exposure from a 10-minute conversation with an infected person
Scientists have created a facemask that can detect common respiratory viruses, including influenza and the.
Stopping aspirin when on a blood thinner lowers risk of bleeding, study finds
If you’re already taking one blood thinner, mounting research suggests you might not need to.
Rheumatoid arthritis drug effective against myasthenia gravis
Early intervention with rituximab, a drug used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), can.
Drug resistance is a powerful menace in certain breast and ovarian cancers. Now scientists are figuring out why
Just as bacteria, viruses, and fungi develop strategies to outsmart antimicrobial medications, cancer cells can.
With polio’s return, here’s what back-to-schoolers need to know
Before polio vaccines became available in the 1950s, people wary of the disabling disease were.
Traditional medicine could give new hope to heart patients
At the European Football Championship last summer, time suddenly stood still. The buzzing tension that.
Researchers identify molecular mechanisms leading to Zika-associated microcephaly
Researchers in Brazil affiliated with the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), D’Or Institute and the.
Laser light offers new tool for treating bone cancer
Of the many ways to treat cancer, the oldest, and maybe most tried and true,.
New radiation therapy delays brain cancer regrowth, protects healthy tissue
UC San Diego Health is the first hospital system in San Diego to offer a.
‘Night owls’ could have greater risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease than those who are ‘early birds’
Are you an early bird or a night owl? Our activity patterns and sleep cycles.