The first human patient has been injected with what researchers believe may be a way to fight cancerous tumors in the body. Until now the shot had only been tested on lab animals. The drug, CF33-hNIS (aka Vaxinia), is an oncolytic virus, which means once in the body, it can[Read More…]

A cohort study has found that compared to non-coffee drinkers, adults who drank moderate amounts (1.5 to 3.5 cups per day) of unsweetened coffee or coffee sweetened with sugar were about 30% less likely to die from any cause during a 7-year follow-up period. More than 171,000 participants from the[Read More…]

Fish off the coast of Florida are testing positive for a slew of pharmaceuticals as human wastewater makes its way out into the sea. Researchers at Florida International University and the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, which is a nonprofit based in Miami and focused on bonefish and tarpon conservation, studied the two[Read More…]

More than five decades after astronauts brought the last moon-rock samples to Earth, scientists have successfully grown plants in lunar soil from three Apollo missions for the first time. For this study, researchers used samples of lunar soil called regolith, taken during Apollo 11, 12, and 17, between 1969 and[Read More…]

A large U.S. study looking at whether vaccination protects against long COVID showed the shots only offer minimal protection. Being vaccinated appeared to reduce the risk of lung and blood clot disorders but did little to protect against most other symptoms. Compared to an unvaccinated individual, the risk of long[Read More…]

A new Mayo Clinic weight loss survey of over 200,000 consumers in the U.S. found the vast majority are interested in losing weight for their personal health and not to look better for others. “Approximately 83% of participants valued health above all other aspirations, which follows a global trend of[Read More…]

Immunity against the omicron coronavirus variant fades quickly after a second and third dose of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, according to peer reviewed research published in JAMA Network Open on Friday. Levels of omicron-specific “neutralizing” antibodies, which can target the virus and stop it from replicating, reduce rapidly after[Read More…]

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has voluntarily recalled a blood pressure medication for the second time in a month. Pfizer is recalling five lots of blood pressure medicine Accupril because of elevated levels of a N-nitroso-quinapril, a compound known as a nitrosamine, the company said in a news release posted Friday on the[Read More…]

A new study of women who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic showed that the amount of women who developed gestational diabetes increased by almost 40 percent after the onset of the virus and the resulting lockdown. The study was presented at the annual conference of the American College of[Read More…]

Americans over 60 years old should not take a daily dose of aspirin to ward off a first heart attack or stroke, a panel of top doctors said today in a deviation from standard guidance. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which is comprised of 17 top experts from[Read More…]