Pfizer, BioNTech announce vaccine candidate success in early analysis
Photo Cred: RF._.studio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech announced this morning that its vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90 percent effective in preventing the...
Read MoreHigh-fat ketogenic diet could prevent, reverse heart failure, study finds
Photo Cred: Jenna Hamra/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury High fat or ketogenic diets could prevent or reverse heart failure caused by a metabolic process, according to a new study from Saint...
Read MoreClinical trial shows hydroxychloroquine ineffective protecting healthcare workers
Photo Cred: Artem Podrez/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Taking 400 milligrams of hydroxychloroquine once or twice weekly did not prevent the development of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in healthcare workers better...
Read MoreLarge report highlights safety, effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) led to a cure of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection in 90 percent of patients across 20 North American...
Read MoreSevere COVID-19 linked to overactive immune cells, study says
Photo Cred: Edward Jenner/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Samples from the lungs of patients show a runaway immune system reaction could be one mechanism behind severe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, according...
Read MorePrevious infection may lessen severity of COVID-19, study finds
Photo Cred: Erkan Utu/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Being previously infected with other types of coronaviruses may decrease the severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infections, the virus that...
Read MoreStudy finds dietary fructose worsens inflammatory bowel disease
Photo Cred: Silviarita/Pixabay By Katherine Shagoury Consumption of fructose may worsen intestinal inflammation common to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study by researchers at Stone Brook University...
Read MoreCommon cold could protect from COVID-19
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury New research suggests past common colds may provide some protection from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to new research by infectious disease experts...
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