Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus also works against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers are preparing to launch clinical trials of a drug used to cure a deadly disease caused by a coronavirus…
Estrogen may lessen severity of COVID-19 symptoms in women, study finds
Why are men at greater risk than women for more severe symptoms and worse outcomes from COVID-19 regardless of age?
Children notice race several years before adults want to talk about it
Adults in the United States believe children should be almost 5 years old before talking with them about race, even…
American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination of daylight saving time
Public health and safety would benefit from eliminating daylight saving time, according to a position statement from the American Academy…
DNA repair: Locating and severing lethal links
Covalent cross-links between proteins and DNA are among the most hazardous types of DNA damage. Researchers have now characterized an…
Researchers develop a fast, accurate, low-cost COVID-19 test
A new low-cost diagnostic test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) quickly delivers accurate results without the need for sophisticated equipment,…
Helminth infections common in Medieval Europe, grave study finds
Although helminth infections — including tapeworms and roundworms — are among the world’s top neglected diseases, they are no longer…
Synthetic compound could serve as prototype for novel class of drugs to treat neurological damage
Researchers have developed a neurologically acting protein and tested it in laboratory studies. In mice, the experimental compound ameliorated symptoms…
Prior Zika virus infection increases risk of severe dengue disease
A new study finds that people who have antibodies to the mosquito-borne Zika virus are more vulnerable to developing dengue…