Over the past few months, a number of drugs have been under investigation to treat COVID-19 without well-established safety or data to support these claims. However, some of these unproven therapies may have underlying genetic reasons for not being effective…
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Plasmin could be the link between COVID-19 comorbidities and serious illness
Why is the COVID-19 virus more dangerous in people with comorbidities? Sadis Matalon, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and colleagues in Texas and San Francisco asked that question in a hypothesis paper published online in Physiological Reviews….
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Model says COVID-19 deaths could surpass 317,000 by December
(HealthDay)—A widely cited model for COVID-19 deaths in the United States predicts a total of 317,000 deaths by December. On Friday morning, a model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington forecasts that…
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New database could help lead to personalized treatments for breast cancer patients
All current breast cancer drugs were first tested in cell lines. Each cell line began as cancer in a patient. As such, each cell line is a surrogate for that patient’s disease. A new database of 40 breast cancer cell…
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Negative side effects of opioids could be coming from users’ own immune systems
In addition to possibly developing opioid use disorder, those who take opioids long term, including patients who have been prescribed the drugs for pain relief, can develop chronic inflammation and heightened pain sensitivity. Scientists now report in a pilot study…
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Neglecting coronavirus safety measures could lead to 'worst fall ever,' CDC director warns
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 13 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. If Americans don’t follow safety measures against COVID-19, a top health official recently warned this upcoming autumn could be the "worst" from…
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AI with ‘imagination’ could help doctors with diagnosis, particularly for complex case
Doctors are overworked and in short supply around the globe, but they could soon be assisted by machine learning to reduce errors in primary care. AI symptom checkers are tremendously valuable in providing medical information and safe triaging advice to…
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Malaria discovery could expedite antiviral treatment for COVID-19
The study, conducted by an international team and led by RMIT University’s Professor Christian Doerig, outlines a strategy that could save years of drug discovery research and millions of dollars in drug development by repurposing existing treatments designed for other…
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Coronavirus: Could your body already have cells that recognize and fight it?
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 10 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. T-lymphocytes (T-cells) in some people‘s bodies may have the ability to recognize COVID-19, despite it being a new virus, according to…
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Could COVID-19 increase the risk of memory loss?
Of all frightening ways that the SARS-COV-2 virus affects the body, one of the more insidious is the effect of COVID-19 on the brain. It is now clear that many patients suffering from COVID-19 exhibit neurological symptoms, from loss of…
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