Brandon Jutras and Kathryn Hayes found new candidates for the treatment of syphilis with several being more effective than the current treatment options. Photo by Max Esterhuizen for Virginia Tech.…
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More than 1 in 6 unvaccinated people report health effects of COVID two years after confirmed infection
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Around 1 in 6 unvaccinated individuals say they are still experiencing health effects of COVID-19 up to two years after infection, finds a study from Switzerland…
Balancing economic and epidemiological interventions in the early stages of pathogen emergence
Flow diagram of the epidemiological components of the model described in Results.We have modified the basic SEIR formulation by dividing the exposed (E) and infectious (I) classes into two sequential…
More depressed patients than previously estimated could have increased activation of their immune system
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has used an assessment of gene expression involved in the immune…
Cancer survivors who quit smoking found to have 36% lower cardiovascular risk than those who continue
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cancer patients who continue smoking after their diagnosis have a nearly doubled risk of heart attack, stroke or death due to cardiovascular disease compared with non-smokers,…
Digital support can significantly reduce anxiety among autistic adults
Credit: University of Plymouth A digital innovation that provides autistic adults with 24/7 support and practical tools to manage the challenges of everyday life has been shown to significantly reduce…
Research suggests no difference in health outcomes, care costs for patients treated by traditional MDs or osteopaths
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New UCLA-led research suggests that patient mortality rates, readmissions, length of stay, and health care spending were virtually identical for elderly hospitalized patients who were treated…
Low dose colchicine associated with lower incidence of total knee and hip replacements
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An exploratory analysis of the LoDoCo2 (Low-Dose Colchicine 2) randomized, controlled, double-blind trial found that daily therapy with a low dose of colchicine was associated with…
Don’t worry, be happy? It’s not that simple, according to research
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Is happiness something to work hard towards and accumulate over time or is it something transient and fleeting that should be savored in the moment? Past…
Medical row in France over unauthorised COVID trial
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain French medical bodies on Sunday called on authorities to punish researcher Didier Raoult for “the largest ‘unauthorized’ clinical trial ever seen” into the use of hydroxychloroquine…
