Disease

By Alice Klein A new Lyme disease vaccine is on the wayHailshadow/Getty Images/iStockph A vaccine against Lyme disease has been shown to be safe and effective in a clinical trial and could be available by 2025. Tens of thousands of people in the US  and in Europe are diagnosed each year with Lyme disease, which…

Children in an elementary school class wear masks and sit as desks spaced apart as per coronavirus guidelines during summer school sessions at Happy Day School in Monterey Park, California on July 9.Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesMembers of a leading group of infectious disease experts warned Thursday against reopening schools in Florida,…

Share on PinterestEmerging evidence suggests that cannabis help people with sickle cell disease cope with pain.New research suggests that cannabis may help improve the mood of people with chronic pain from sickle cell disease. This proof of principle study also found that cannabis was a relatively safe intervention.The research, published in the journal JAMA Network…

By Alice Klein A model of beta-amyloidALFRED PASIEKA / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Alzheimer’s disease may be caused by the abnormal build-up of a protein in the gut that gradually spreads to the brain, according to research in mice. In people with Alzheimer’s disease, a protein called beta-amyloid clumps together in the brain to form plaques…

COVID-19 patients.The team at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City — one of the hospitals flooded with patients in the spring — went through their own experiences and collected reports from other medical teams around the world.Their comprehensive picture shows the coronavirus attacks virtually every major system in the human body,…