Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A new meta-analysis appears to show that colchicine has no benefit as a treatment for COVID-19, but its inclusion of trials studying differing patient populations and testing different outcomes led to “misleading” results, says a researcher involved in one of the […]

It is a staple of science fiction to mock sutures as outdated. The technique has, after all, been in use for at least 5,000 years. Surely medicine should have advanced since ancient Egypt. Professor Hossam Haick from the Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering at the Technion has finally turned science fiction into reality. His lab […]

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) will play a key role in a new Center for Care that will support reform within the care system by providing research and evidence that can guide decision making and practice. The new £10m Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Research Centre will be led by […]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Low-dose CT scans appear to diagnose appendicitis accurately while exposing patients to less radiation, according to a study from Finland. Low-dose and standard-dose CT scans were similarly accurate in identifying appendicitis and in differentiating cases that required surgery from those that could be treated with antibiotics alone. “The results of […]

Infrared light therapy might have the potential to help people living with dementia, according to researchers. A pilot study, led by Dr Paul Chazot, Durham University, UK, and Dr Gordon Dougal, of Maculume Ltd, found improvements in the memory, motor function and processing skills of healthy people with normal intellectual function for their age. As […]

The first Australian COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidate, developed by the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS), has moved a step closer with production reaching a significant development milestone. Melbourne-based company IDT has successfully manufactured the vaccine candidate, in preparation for Phase 1 clinical trials to be conducted by the Doherty Institute early next year. Professor […]

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have made a major discovery in understanding motor neuron disease (MND). The research team has found that MND has 4 distinct patterns of changes in electrical signals that can be identified using EEG (electroencephalography). This breakthrough will be extremely valuable in identifying patients for clinical trials and will assist in […]

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how drugs can affect various membrane-spanning proteins in addition to their intended target, potentially causing unwanted side effects. The results illuminate one of the central problems of drug discovery and point to new strategies for solving it. Any class of drug can have side effects, but those that […]

A lot of us are familiar with the advice that we should brush our teeth twice a day, and for at least two minutes each time. Many of us over-estimate how long we brush our teeth for — by as much as a whole minute in some cases. And yet there’s some evidence that even […]

Raising kids is always an adventure, but there’s no denying that raising teenagers is a total game-changer. Suddenly, it can feel like the little one you’ve loved and nurtured for all these years is not so little anymore. (Oh, our hearts!) Katherine Heigl can relate. As a mom to a newly-minted teenager, the Grey’s Anatomy […]