Do depression and anxiety affect cancer prognosis?
Depression and anxiety are associated with breast cancer recurrence and mortality. However, anxiety is less associated with these outcomes…
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Using a modified herpes virus to treat skin cancer
A modified herpes virus is being tested for its ability to treat skin cancer, and it is predicted to work best when the tumors are small.
The mRNA vaccine platform may also help cancer research
Scientists have been developing vaccines to protect against disease for years. Most of these vaccines have been prophylactic, meaning they…
Certain proteins can determine the prognosis of bile duct cancer patients
Bile duct cancer, or intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in doctor-speak, is the deadliest of the liver cancers. Bile duct cancer is very hard…
An anti-parasitic drug could be the COVID-19 antiviral we need
Researchers from Australia have confirmed that an FDA-approved anti-parasitic agent called Ivermectin can inhibit SARS-Cov2 replication in…
New treatment for rheumatoid arthritis shows great promise
The immune system is your body’s personal army of soldiers — when it comes across potentially harmful invaders like viruses and…
Antibody testing for coronavirus: what does the science say?
Are there better ways to detect the coronavirus in our body? A small study from China suggests antibody testing as a potentially more…
How genes taught us about the origin of novel coronavirus
A group of scientists collected samples from some of the initially infected COVID-19 patients to show its similarities to other coronavirus…
What is COVID-19 and what we can do to prevent its spread?
Since December, 2019 a virus which causes the COVID-19 disease has been spreading, resulting in a global pandemic. While some questions…
How effective are travel restrictions and social distancing?
Reality now matches what was predicted. According to models, travel restrictions alone would only delay the epidemic status of COVID-19. But…
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