It is well known that rates of transmission of some respiratory viruses, including influenza, tend to fall during the summer
Day: June 1, 2020
Your brain needs to be ready to remember
What happens in the hippocampus even before people attempt to form memories may impact whether they remember. A new study
Engineers design nanoparticles that stimulate the immune system, helping it to attack tumors
One promising strategy to treat cancer is stimulating the body’s own immune system to attack tumors. However, tumors are very
Genetic cause of difference in sexual development uncovered
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, the Institut Pasteur and their clinical collaborators have identified a cause of testicular tissue
Reduced humidity linked to increased COVID-19 risk
A study conducted in Sydney during the early epidemic stage of COVID-19 has found an association between lower humidity and
COVID-19 rates may be lower than thought for pregnant women
A new study suggests the rate of COVID-19 among pregnant women without symptoms is much lower than previously reported. Fewer
Resistance to immunosurveillance favors cluster cancer metastasis
Scientific evidence suggests that cancer can metastasize to other organs when either a single cell or a cluster of cells
Thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy being overdiagnosed, overtreated
The current practice of testing most pregnant women for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) may be leading to overdiagnosis and overtreatment,
New test method can offer safer dosages of hydroxychloroquine
Researchers at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital have developed a new method to measure levels of the medication hydroxychloroquine
Adherence to oral diabetes drugs may improve survival in diabetics with colorectal cancer
Bottom Line: Among patients with both colorectal cancer and diabetes in Korea, those who had a high adherence to their
