Researchers have identified a unique molecular signature of prostate cancer in urine. This may pave the way for an accurate, noninvasive test for the condition. The scientists — from Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, MD — …
A large, multicohort study has aimed to find out which lifestyle factors and factor combinations are associated with the most years free of chronic disease. Its findings establish that body weight and a few other key factors are closely tied to staying health…
Research published at the beginning of April casts serious doubts about the effectiveness of both surgical and cloth masks in preventing the spread of infectious SARS-CoV-2 particles. In an effort to find more ways of slowing the COVID-19 pandemic, researche…
A new study from Cornell University has made a discovery about SARS-CoV-2 that may help researchers develop an appropriate treatment. Five researchers from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, set out to learn more about the structure and mechanisms relat…
It is hard to imagine a topic more sensitive, and a situation more difficult, than deciding who gets to live and die in the time of a pandemic. Yet this is the reality of the COVID-19 outbreak and the resource shortage it has caused. In particular, the insu…