Research identifies 21 existing drugs that could treat COVID-19
A Nature study authored by a global team of scientists and led by Sumit Chanda, Ph.D., professor at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, has identified 21 existing drugs that stop the replication of...
How To Lose Weight: Tips on How to Lose 15 Pounds in Six Weeks
When you're finally ready to make changes to your diet to lose weight, you always wish the weight was off yesterday. It's always better to lose weight slowly if you want long-term results. Losing...
Study: Moderate exercise in middle and older age cuts time spent in hospital
Inactive participants in the study spent just over four days more in hospital over the next ten years than those who did at least some physical activity, whether for work or leisure. And similar...
Study: People with increased risk of Alzheimer’s have deficits in navigating
An international research team headed by Anne Bierbrauer, Dr. Lukas Kunz, Dr. Carlos Gomez and Professor Nikolai Axmacher from Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Universitätsklinikum Freiburg now reports that problems in spatial navigation can also be...
Research unveils many ways carcinogens trigger development of breast cancer
In the most comprehensive review to date of how breast cancer develops, scientists have created a detailed map that describes the many ways in which environmental chemicals can trigger the disease. Using ionizing radiation...
Study: Concerns about judgement of autistic adults
Autistic adults can be wrongly perceived as deceptive and lacking credibility, Flinders University researchers say, with this working against many caught in the legal system.
In the first study of its kind, a new paper...
Study: Color-coded biosensor illuminates in real time how viruses attack hosts
Infectious viruses come in many shapes and sizes and use slightly different attack mechanisms to make humans and animals sick. But all viruses share something in common: They can only do damage by replicating...
Study: Brain discovery suggests source of lifelong behavioral issues
UVA neuroscientists have discovered that an unexpected form of cellular cleanup takes place in developing brains. If this process goes wrong -- happening too little or too much -- it can cause permanent changes...
Study: Alcohol, drugs ‘make isolation worse’
The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction has warned of increased health risks if people resort to using more drugs and alcohol to cope with stress, anxiety and boredom during self-isolation.
NCETA director...
Research finds excess use of non-emergency restraint among older psychiatric patients
Restrictive interventions like acute control medications and restraints are more likely to be used in non-emergency situations among older psychiatric inpatients than younger ones, a study shows.
Researchers found a clear pattern of higher rates...