Were researchers wrong to move the goalposts on remdesivir? In the end, it may not have mattered
Last Wednesday, Gilead announced that its drug, remdesivir, sped the time it took patients to…
Category: Human Health
Opinion: How biopharma companies can keep ‘feeding the beast’ in the time of coronavirus
My colleagues and I lead and support the finance function of more than 160 biopharma…
Opinion: Intubation boxes: an extra layer of safety or a false sense of security?
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is so infectious that protecting health care workers from…
STAT Plus: Cellular ‘backpacks’ keep immune cells in attack mode against tumors
In a study recently published in Science Advances, Samir Mitragotri’s team at Harvard’s Wyss Institute…
Efforts to beat back the coronavirus are critical. They’re also making clinical trials harder
In March, a team of Chinese scientists studying whether the antiviral remdesivir was effective against…
Watch: Antibodies, immunity, and what they mean for Covid-19, explained
The immune system is no wimp. When pathogens cause illness, it kicks into high gear….
A cancer patient reconsiders her end-of-life wishes, as Covid-19 brings mortality into sharper focus
Even before she knew what kind of cancer she had, Robin Hodges knew she didn’t…
How To Deal With Isolation, According To An Astronaut
Here’s how to get through isolation, from someone who basically lives through it as part…
STAT Plus: With remdesivir, Gilead finds itself at strategic crossroads, with its reputation (and far more) at stake
Never in modern times have such high hopes for millions of lives rested on one…
UK’s Largest Bird Of Prey Seen In Skies For The First Time In 240 Years
For the first time in over two centuries, the white-tailed eagle, which is the largest…
Scientists Discover Remains Of 22 Ice Age Sloths The Size Of Elephants
A new report reveals that the remains of some 22 Ice Age sloths the size…
World’s Largest Hornet Now In The US, Scientists Hope To Track Them Down
Per a new report, the world’s largest and perhaps the most dangerous hornets that are…
What To Eat To Help WIth Your Anxiety
Can your diet help with your anxiety? Studies say so. Read Original Article: What To…
Amazon Engineer Resigns After Company Fired Workers Asking For Coronavirus Protections
After citing “dismay” over the company’s decision to fire its critics that are outspoken about…
Overeating Side Effects You Should Be Wary Of
Overeating has side effects that you should be wary of. Read Original Article: Overeating Side…
Coronavirus Questions: Should We Leave Our Shoes Outside, Wash Clothes When We Get Home?
Find out if you should leave your shoes outside and launder your clothes when you…
New Mental Health App Helps Address Coronavirus Pandemic Woes
The National Center for PTSD recently dropped an app called Covid Coach, which is a…
Bornstein Seafoods Astoria Facility Shuts Down After Workers Test Positive For Coronavirus
A seafood processing plant in Astoria has been closed after several of its employees tested…
Coronavirus In US: Georgia Reports New COVID-19 Cases, Deaths
The number of people infected with COVID-19 could increase following Georgia’s plan to reopen the…
Scientists Discover Why Coronavirus Causes Gastrointestinal Problems
Researchers have shed more light on why COVID-19 patients have been suffering from gastrointestinal problems….
Combat Nutrient Deficiencies While In Quarantine With These Supplements
These supplements should help you combat nutrient deficiencies while you are in quarantine. Read Original…
COVID-19 has unmasked significant health disparities in the U.S.
The COVID-19 pandemic has unmasked longstanding racial and ethnic health-related disparities, according to a new…
Increasing Fiber Intake is a Highly Ignored Therapy to Lower LDL Naturally
In the world of ever-increasing numbers of sophisticated, expensive cholesterol-lowering treatments, there’s one highly effective,…
Why Do Some People Experience Depression During the Holidays?
The holidays can be a time of emotional highs, but also lows. It’s not uncommon…
Surprising Cocoa Benefits May Include Heart Health and Prediabetes Improvement
In our post Chocolate Benefits for Your Brain, you learned about the phytochemicals in dark…
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What Is Leptin? It May Be the Key to Unlocking Fat Loss
Officially discovered in 1994, leptin is a hormone that has quickly become known as a…
Is Krill Oil Better than Fish Oil for Lowering Triglycerides?
The omega-3 fatty acids found in fish and seafood lower triglyceride levels and offer a…
Multiple flooding sources threaten Honolulu’s infrastructure
Researchers found in the next few decades, sea level rise will likely cause large and…
Engineers demonstrate next-generation solar cells can take the heat, maintain efficiency
Engineers have developed a next-generation solar cell that takes advantage of the promising elctro-optical properties…
New insight on maternal infections and neurodevelopmental disorders
The immune responses of a female mouse before pregnancy can predict how likely her offspring…
Exoplanets: How we’ll search for signs of life
An interdisciplinary team of researchers has provided a framework called a ‘detectability index’ to help…
How many jobs do robots really replace?
In many parts of the U.S., robots have been replacing workers over the last few…
STAT Plus: Orphan drugs improve health — but aren’t priced cost-effectively, study finds
As regulators approve a growing number of orphan drugs, prices for these medicines, which treat small…
Dawn of good, fast and cheap human genome assembly
Researchers are driving advances in human genome assembly to make the process better, faster, and…
Climate change increases risk of fisheries conflict
A team of experts examined how climate change is affecting the ocean environment and found…
Viruses from feces can help combat obesity and diabetes
Fecal transplants are currently used to treat certain types of antibiotic-resistant diarrhea and has also…
Chronic illness in childhood linked to higher rates of mental illness
Children with long-term health conditions may be more likely to experience mental illness in early…
Predators help prey adapt to an uncertain future
What effect does extinction of species have on the evolution of surviving species? Evolutionary biologists…
Foraging Drosophila flies are open for new microbial partners
Scientists have found that vinegar flies do not necessarily prefer yeasts from their natural environments,…
How to put neurons into cages
Football-shaped microscale cages have been created using special laser technologies. Using sound waves as tweezers,…
Biomaterial immune control discoveries could reduce implant rejection
Scientists have discovered how the materials used in medical implants like artificial joints can be…
When natural disasters strike locally, urban networks spread the damage globally
Disasters that occur in one place can trigger costs in cities across the world due…
Arctic ‘shorefast’ sea ice threatened by climate change
A new study shows that coastal sea ice used by Arctic residents for hunting and…
Smart use of genomic data needed in species conservation
A ‘step-change’ in conservation is needed in order to help save species from extinction in…
Malaria risk is highest in early evening
Wide-scale use of insecticide-treated bed nets has led to substantial declines in global incidences of…
Last supper: Fish use sharp barbs and spines to fight off hungry seals
Research reveals the steep price some marine mammals are willing to pay for food, after…
Print your own laboratory-grade microscope for US$18
For the first time, labs around the world can 3D print their own precision microscopes,…
Pacific oysters may not contain as many microplastics as previously thought
Researchers have discovered that the abundance of tiny microplastic contaminants in Pacific oysters from the…
Magnetic pulses alter salmon’s orientation, suggesting navigation via magnetite in tissue
Researchers have taken a step closer to solving one of nature’s most remarkable mysteries: How…
Breakthrough in molecular machines
Molecular machines have the potential to revolutionize the future — if we can find a…