Scientists identify a potential target to treat lung cancer On 2021-04-07 In cancer, personalized medicine takes advantage of the unique genetic changes in an individual tumor to find its vulnerabilities and […]
DR CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN: How we learned to treat Covid-19 then beat it On 2021-02-22 How we learned to treat Covid-19, then beat it! DR CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN describes the front line of a battle […]
Bzzz, slap! How to treat insect bites (home remedies included) On 2020-12-29 It’s the holidays and we’re spending more time outdoors. This means we’re exposed to the more annoying and painful aspects […]
Why an antidepressant could be used to treat COVID-19 On 2020-11-30 A commonly used drug called fluvoxamine was recently tested as a treatment for COVID-19 in the United States. The 152 […]
Diabetes drug can treat and reverse heart failure and reduce On 2020-11-13 Empagliflozin, a recently developed diabetes drug, can effectively treat and reverse heart failure in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients, according […]
Gilead to launch human trials for inhaled remedsivir to treat COVID-19 On 2020-06-22 Gilead to launch human trials for a version of remdesivir inhaled from a nebulizer that could treat coronavirus patients at […]
Antibodies from COVID-19 survivors could be used to treat patients, protect those at risk On 2020-03-16 With a vaccine for COVID-19 still a long way from being realized, Johns Hopkins immunologist Arturo Casadevall is working to […]
Study pinpoints new drug targets to treat Nipah virus On 2019-12-12 Nipah virus, which is transmitted to humans from bats and pigs, has a high mortality rate and there are no […]
Taste-related protein provides target for drugs to treat neurological disorders On 2019-12-03 Understanding how the brain processes sweet, bitter and umami tastes may one day help researchers design more effective drugs for […]
To keep fit, invest in a trainer you feel accountable to, says Monica Dogra On 2019-11-15 Monica Dogra is best known as one half of Shaa’ir and Func, but the 33-year-old is also an actor (Dhobi […]