Scientists have discovered a new treatment to dramatically reduce swelling after brain and spinal cord injuries, offering hope to 75…
Repurposed drug helps obese mice lose weight, improve metabolic function
An off-label experiment in mice using disulfiram, which has been used to treat alcohol use disorder for more than 50…
One-two punch may help fight against Salmonella
Researchers found that dephostatin does not kill Salmonella or stop it from growing. Instead, dephostatin prevents Salmonella from causing infection…
Vitamin B3 revitalizes energy metabolism in muscle disease
Scientists have reported that vitamin B3, niacin, has therapeutic effect in progressive muscle disease. Niacin delayed disease progression in patients…
The exposome: When our environment drives health and disease
The exposome is the sum of all the environmental drivers of health and diseases: a combination of external factors such…
Global spread of the multi-resistant pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Researchers have found a remarkable global spread of strains of a multi-resistant bacterium that can cause severe infections — Stenotrophomonas…
Lack of COVID-19 preparedness in line with previous findings, economists find
The threat of a catastrophic pandemic in 2014 — the West African Ebola outbreak — did little to change the…
Researchers discover potential targets for COVID-19 therapy
Researchers were able to observe how human cells change upon infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19 in people. The…
Single-Dose Triple-Drug Therapy for Wuchereria bancrofti — 5-Year Follow-up
To the Editor: Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical disease, caused by the nematode parasites Wuchereria bancrofti and brugia species,…
Here’s How Wuhan Plans to Test All 11 Million of Its People for Coronavirus
The Chinese city’s goal is unrivaled in scale. But a top expert has questioned the need for it, given the…