A recent study has found that the Deepwater Horizon disaster was harmful to the mental and physical health of children…
Exploring how a scorpion toxin might help treat heart attacks
Scientists are discovering potential life-saving medicines from an unlikely source: the venom of creatures like snakes, spiders and scorpions. Scorpion…
New hyperbaric oxygen therapy protocol can improve cognitive function of older adults
A new study has demonstrated for the first time that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can significantly enhance the cognitive performance…
New promising treatment uses smart nanoparticles to target lung cancer
A new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer has been developed. The treatment combines a novel surgical approach…
Flavored cigarette ban significantly reduced youth smoking, new study finds
Researchers analyzed National Survey on Drug Use and Health data to test the effect of the 2009 U.S. flavored cigarette…
New research highlights increased loneliness in over-70s during COVID-19 pandemic
A new report highlights effects of COVID-19 government measures on Ireland’s older population. The research finds that public health measures…
After universal masking, health care worker COVID-19 rates drop at Mass General Brigham
A new study makes it clear: after universal masking was implemented at Mass General Brigham, the rate of COVID-19 infection…
Super-agers show resistance to tau and amyloid accumulation
Super-agers, or individuals whose cognitive skills are above the norm even at an advanced age, have been found to have…
COVID-19: Patients improve after immune-suppressant treatment
Most patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (coronavirus) pneumonia experienced improvement after receiving an FDA-approved drug normally given for rheumatoid arthritis, according…
Spread of flu virus in hospital environment common
One in four inpatients with influenza in a given season showed signs of having become infected during care.