MEDICINE & HEALTHYale University alongside the pharmaceutical company AI Therapeutics looked into a drug that's been used to treat lymphoma disease. The team is also looking into combined treatment with remdesivir and hopes the drug will be an effective treatment for high-risk populations.
Scientists are using 3D printers to create miniature human organs that will be used to test potential COVID-19 drugs. Bioprinting will help not only COVID-19 patients but patients with cancer and other diseases as well.
You might have said to a friend before, "I'm completely addicted to my iPhone!" But have you stopped and considered that might actually be the case? It's a little less tongue-in-cheek if you haven't checked your email or watched a YouTube video on your Android in a couple of hours, and you feel yourself starting to get jittery.
Experts are baffled how an island in Italy, one of the countries with record-high coronavirus cases, could have been spared from the deadly virus. Could genes have something to do with this mystery or was it pure luck?
Horticulture therapy, or plant therapy, has been widely accepted since the 1940s. Promoting calmness and relaxation, spending time and caring for nature, as well as growing your own food, are a few of the benefits that people can gain from plant therapy at home.
Almost everyone is amazed by the card tricks often pulled by magicians. However, experts claim that magic tricks are not magic at all. Chances are, people watching the magic trick may just be "primed" to make decisions that will arrive in the result that the magician wanted. Hence, the term "magic trick".
Social connections are an essential part of humanity and animals alike. Lobsters, mandrills, and ants alter their behavior when faced with a viral outbreak.
Men with higher income are facing greater risks of hypertension, or high blood pressure, according to a new study presented at the 84th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society.
A lot of studies suggest that COVID-19 might be linked to hearing problems ecven to those asymptomatic individuals. But, does COVId-19 really cause hearing problems?
Public spaces and businesses are continually working on the safety of people, especially in public toilets. Bathroom companies are also developing ways to ensure this safety such as eliminating toilet plumes, or the potentially harmful droplets that spread after flushing.
Research has revealed that the unique environment of space allows bacteria to grow in more harmful ways than how they thrive on Earth. On the contrary, the development of drug treatments in space also has its benefits thanks to microgravity.
In recent years, discussion on oral health has evolved beyond the basic necessities of just needing treatment and taking precautionary measures to protect your teeth to more of a focus on how having poor oral health can negatively affect your quality of life.