The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, and with the deadly Delta variant running wild, the U.S. is understandably struggling to contain the spread. Last month, WWLTV reported that, despite the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festivals being postponed…
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Genomic test could help predict aggressive disease in men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer
After a biopsy comes back positive for prostate cancer, patients and their doctors are often left with a choice between taking a watch-and-wait approach, known as active surveillance, or proceeding with surgery or radiation. And identifying which patients will benefit…
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Nerve damage in cornea could be sign of long COVID, study hints
Nerve damage and a buildup of immune cells in the cornea may be a sign of “long COVID,” a long-term syndrome that emerges in some people after COVID-19 infection, a new study suggests. These preliminary results will need to be…
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Could poop transplants help treat COVID-19?
Poop transplants may have helped two patients with risk factors avoid severe COVID-19, a new case report suggests. But the study was only based on two patients and so the improvement could have occurred by chance or as a result…
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Polyester patch could be new treatment for shoulder pain
Polyester patch that ‘draws in’ water could be new treatment for shoulder pain, study finds A patch made of polyester that ‘draws in’ water, could be an effective treatment for shoulder pain, a new study suggests. The UK-developed patch is…
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COVID-19 variant could bypass vaccine immunity
California ‘Epsilon’ Covid variant contains three mutations which could allow the strain to bypass vaccine immunity, study finds Spike proteins in the California ‘Epsilon’ variant may be able to evade the neutralizing antibodies in Pfizer and Moderna vaccines Effectiveness of…
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Logan Paul Reckons He Could Beat Mike Tyson in a Boxing Match
Having gone toe-to-toe with 5ft8, 155lbs Floyd Mayweather, YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul has set his sights on a new opponent: the one-time ‘most dangerous man on the planet’, Iron Mike Tyson. Speaking on his podcast, Impaulsive, Paul said that having—impressively, we…
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New drug class could treat range of cancers with faulty BRCA genes
Scientists have identified a new class of targeted cancer drugs that offer the potential to treat patients whose tumors have faulty copies of the BRCA cancer genes. The drugs, known as POLQ inhibitors, specifically kill cancer cells with mutations in…
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Immunosuppression drug could reduce chemotherapy resistance
A drug currently used to prevent organ rejection in transplants could also reduce chemotherapy resistance in glioblastoma, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Brain. The drug prevents glioblastoma cells from using molecular plasticity to circumvent chemotherapy, and Northwestern…
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Delta variant could cause significant third wave in the U.K.
Imperial’s latest modeling suggests the Delta variant could lead to a significant third wave of hospitalisations and deaths. The Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team says that cases are growing rapidly and could lead to a wave of hospitalizations and deaths…
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