Inequality may increase prostate cancer mortality in Black males
Differences in education, household income, and health insurance status partly explain reduced prostate cancer survival after surgery in Black males compared with white males,...
COVID-19: Promising results for Russian vaccine
A COVID-19 vaccine trialed in Russia elicited an immune response in all participants and caused no serious side effects. Still, confirming that the vaccine...
Bones in our basements: Addressing COVID-19 and incarceration
Wizdom Powell, Ph.D., is an associate professor of psychiatry and the director of the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health, part of the University...
'Ill, abandoned, unable to access help:' Living with long COVID
Those who become ill with milder forms of COVID-19 are expected to recover in around 2 weeks. But an increasing number of people say...
Study finds what you eat is linked to when you eat
Eating in the evening is associated with a higher intake of calories, as well as lower quality food, according to a new study.Share on...
Keto diet may reduce Alzheimer's risk by altering gut fungi
Scientists have found associations between fungi living in the gut and mild cognitive impairment, which can lead to Alzheimer’s disease. They suggest that a...
Financial hardship is a top risk factor for suicide attempts
According to a new study, people who have recently experienced severe financial strain may have a 20-fold higher risk of attempting suicide than those...
Will the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter change science and...
Winston Morgan, Ph.D., is a reader in toxicology and clinical biochemistry at the University of East London, in the United Kingdom. In this opinion...
Antibodies fight off the new coronavirus, but what do T cells...
Our immune systems are primed to fight off viruses. As evidence about how our bodies react to SARS-CoV-2 emerges, we look at how different...
COVID-19: How a new blood test could help speed up vaccine...
In an interview with Medical News Today, James Hindley, Ph.D., from Indoor Biotechnologies explains how his company is developing a new T cell test...
