Brisbane lifts virus lockdown after city finds zero cases
Australia’s third-largest city lifted stay-at-home orders Monday, after mass testing and tracing across Brisbane found no new coronavirus cases despite
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Large study finds higher burden of acute brain dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU patients
COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care in the early months of the pandemic were subject to a significantly higher burden
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FDA Review Finds Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Effective After First Dose
TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 2020 — New data released Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Vaccines and Related Biological
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Age is no barrier to successful weight loss, new study finds
Obese patients over the age of 60 can lose an equivalent amount of weight as younger people using only lifestyle
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Neurons stripped of their identity are hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified new mechanisms in neurons that cause Alzheimer’s disease. In particular,
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Lack of solidarity hampered Europe’s coronavirus response, research finds
Competition between European countries for equipment, test kits and medicines needed to tackle COVID-19 may have hampered the region’s ability
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Coronavirus immunity can last at least five months, study finds
Coronavirus antibodies that can ‘neutralize’ the virus can last at least five months for up to 90% of survivors, New
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Childhood chemo alters heart’s caretaker cells, study finds
Cancer chemotherapy changes the function of cells that repair heart injury, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center
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Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans have antibodies to coronavirus, study finds
In a nationally representative analysis of coronavirus antibodies, researchers also found high rates of infection among Black and Hispanic people,
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Patients’ breathing test comes up short on accuracy, study finds
A routine test used to monitor patients’ breathing may be unreliable and putting them at risk, a study suggests. Incorrect
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