COVID-19 cast a glaring spotlight on the devastating impact that infectious diseases can have on human health and society. At the height of the global pandemic, most of the world came to a standstill, and millions of lives ...
Dec 5, 2023
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A new study out this week in the journal Social Science and Medicine proposes that social, gendered variables may better explain observed sex disparities in adverse drug events than sex-based biology.
Nov 14, 2023
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The immune system is a crucial part of our survival, regularly fending off wide-ranging attacks on the body, both internal and external. Unsurprisingly, the elegant defense system that protects us from viruses, bacterial ...
Nov 9, 2023
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How researchers conceptualize a disease informs how they treat it. Cancer is often described as uncontrollable cell growth triggered by genetic damage. But cancer can also be seen from angles that emphasize mathematics, evolutionary ...
Nov 2, 2023
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A study led by researchers at Stony Brook University shows that age acceleration, when one's so-called biological clock runs quicker than one's actual age, is linked to poorer memory and slower rates of processing information.
Oct 31, 2023
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Students at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine applied the science behind why water beads up on lotus leaves to solve a pesky problem that arose during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sep 18, 2023
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A new research paper was published by Aging, titled "Associations between klotho and telomere biology in high stress caregivers."
Aug 17, 2023
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Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and a leading research center for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses, have uncovered new molecular ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Two oral drugs, molnupiravir and paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir), provide equivalent therapeutic benefit in preventing severe COVID-19 in animal models, but only molnupiravir efficiently blocked SARS-CoV-2 transmission ...
Aug 9, 2023
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An analysis on the positive effects of exercise on blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes shows that while all exercise helps, certain activities—and their timing—are extremely good for people's health.
Jun 28, 2023
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