ITHACA, N.Y. A nasal spray that blocks COVID-19 infection and treats people who are already sick could be available within the next six months, according to researchers at Cornell University. Their s… [+3047 chars]
The National Institutes of Health is funding a clinical trial to test a contraceptive gel formulation called NES/T, which men would apply to their shoulders and upper arms once per day. The hormonal … [+2359 chars]
A large cohort study found that babies born to men who took metformin during the period of sperm development were at increased risk for birth defects, specifically genital defects in boys. These find… [+2958 chars]
Retirees now have the perfect excuse to spend more time on the green playing golf may cut the risk of getting dementia. Men over the age 60 who did regular exercise at a 'leisurely' pace such as go… [+6979 chars]
After more than two months of dramatic decline, COVID-19 cases are leveling off in the Bay Area and most of California while the BA.2 coronavirus subvariant supplants omicron as the dominant strain c… [+5370 chars]
A 'game-changing' antibiotic could save millions of lives lost to superbugs worldwide each year, a study suggests. In a breakthrough, British scientists have developed synthetic versions of the com… [+7284 chars]
Findings from a study in Sweden provide one possible explanation for why some health care workers who were in contact with COVID-19 patients every day remain uninfected, even though they were not vac… [+5152 chars]
The BA.2 coronavirus variant a subvariant strain of the omicron variant has become the most dominant COVID-19 strain in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.… [+683 chars]
Ordinary mobile phone use does not cause brain tumours, according to a study of hundreds of thousands of people that could finally lay the matter to rest after more than two decades of speculation an… [+4049 chars]
Coughing is a socially awkward symptom, particularly since the COVID pandemic hit. The problem is, coughing may persist for weeks or months after the infection has gone. Around 2.5% of people are s… [+6401 chars]
Black Americans were overrepresented in essential-worker positions, which increased the risk of exposure to the virus, the authors write. And they were also more likely than white Americans to live i… [+1531 chars]
The different coronavirus variants may create various long COVID-19 symptoms, according to a new study. Driving the news: The study which will be presented at the European Congress of Clinical Micro… [+1358 chars]
