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COVID-19 a double blow for chronic disease patients
The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated into a ‘syndemic’ for people with chronic illnesses, a new study analyzing data from low…
Happiness and the evolution of brain size
Serotonin can act as a growth factor for the stem cells in the fetal human brain that determine brain size.
New therapeutic approach against leukemia
Using an RNA molecule complex, researchers can prevent retention of cancer stem cell in their tumor supporting niche.
Research team discovers molecular processes in kidney cells that attract and feed COVID-19
What about the kidneys make them a hotspot for COVID-19’s cytokine storm? A research team says it’s the presence of…
The Price for Not Wearing Masks: Perhaps 130,000 Lives
The pandemic death toll could be lowered by next spring if more Americans wear masks, a new analysis finds.
Researchers reveal why heat stress damages sperm
Biologists have used the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans to identify molecular mechanisms that produce DNA damage in sperm and contribute…
A new technique predicts how earthquakes would affect a city’s hospitals
An international research team has developed a methodology to help disaster preparedness officials in large cities make contingency plans on…
34% of older adults in the US are prescribed potentially inappropriate drugs
The prescription of potentially inappropriate medications to older adults is linked to increased hospitalizations, and it costs patients, on average,…
MMR Vaccination: A Potential Strategy to Reduce Severity and Mortality of COVID-19 Illness
COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, initially reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 was first detected in the United States on…