Category: Health and Medicine

Drug discovery may mean finding new uses for old drugs and using them in a different therapeutic area based on a previously known 'off-target' effect

Many medications affect more than one target in the body – some drug designers are embracing the ‘side effects’ that had been seen as a drawback

Posted on July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 by Contributor

Drugs don’t always behave exactly as expected. While researchers may develop a drug to perform one specific function that’s perhaps tailored to work for a ...

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COVID-19 road to immunity and vaccine development

What happens when the COVID-19 vaccines enter the body – a road map for kids and grown-ups

Posted on September 7, 2021July 25, 2022 by Contributor

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has changed the way people live around the world. As of late August 2021, more than 630,000 ...

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COVID-19 Q and A Chat: Your COVID-19 and coronavirus Questions answered by Dr. Nicole Putnam PhD in science speaks series

COVID-19 Q&A Chat: Your Questions Answered by a Public Health Scientist

Posted on August 21, 2020August 26, 2020 by Aaram A. Kumar

As part of our Science Speaks series, I had a chat recently with Dr. Nicole Putnam, PhD, a clinical microbiologist at the National Institutes of ...

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Getting a Covid-19 vaccine — quickly and safely

Posted on August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 by Contributor

Explained Researchers around the globe are working with unprecedented speed to find the vaccines we need to find our way through the pandemic. What’s the ...

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Total Deaths from COVID-19 vs Top 10 Causes of Death in the USA. COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the USA.

COVID-19 Is the Third Leading Cause of Death in the US in 2020

Posted on June 30, 2020August 23, 2020 by Aaram A. Kumar

COVID-19 has been rampaging through the US. It has now caused more deaths in the US than the Vietnam War, the Korean War, World War ...

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OIT or Oral immunotherapy could be useful to treat food allergies like peanut allergy.

Why Parents Are Turning to a Controversial Treatment for Food Allergies

Posted on August 31, 2019August 31, 2019 by Contributor

An idea based on a century-old concept could soon receive FDA approval to treat food allergies. But will it cause more anxiety than relief?

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Do our bodies coddle cancer cells? The image shows Killer T cells surrounding a cancer cell.

How our bodies coddle cancer

Posted on July 21, 2019July 21, 2019 by Contributor

Tumors resist chemotherapy with help from a surprising source: nearby normal cells. Researchers are developing workarounds. By Bob Holmes 7.18.2019 For cancer patients and their ...

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Rising healthcare costs for the average American family

Posted on March 11, 2019August 14, 2019 by Aaram A. Kumar

There have been plenty of headlines this year about how healthcare costs are going up due to multiple reasons: legislative and executive actions, rising health ...

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sleep disorders poor sleep is linked to cardiovascular risk

In adults, and now in teens, poor sleep is linked to cardiovascular risk

Posted on July 24, 2018March 21, 2019 by Contributor

Q&A — Sleep researcher Susan Redline A slumber researcher explains why getting enough z’s is crucial to your health By Emily Underwood 06.15.2018 Did you sleep ...