As millions of people know firsthand, the most common side effect of mRNA vaccines like the COVID-19 shot is inflammation: ...

Gain-of-function experiments are ingrained in the scientific process. In many instances, the benefits that stem from gain-of-function experiments are not immediately clear. Only decades later does the ...

A new antibody shot that protects babies against RSV infection could be struggling to gain traction, Philadelphia researchers ...

Cancer patients who receive COVID boosters are far less likely to be hospitalized, but vaccination rates remain alarmingly ...

Feline infectious peritonitis, or FIP, is a serious and historically fatal disease in cats caused by a coronavirus. It behaves in many ways like severe coronavirus infections in humans, causing ...

Potential risks of self-medication include incorrectly self-diagnosing and taking the wrong medication, which leads to several complications, hence making it harder to treat illnesses.

Traditionally, drug discovery relied heavily on trial and error, with long timelines and high costs. The introduction of ...

Respiratory infections such as COVID-19 have been responsible for numerous pandemics and have placed a substantial burden on ...

A groundbreaking study from Michigan State University (MSU), published in Nature Communications, reveals how the ...

Respiratory infections such as COVID-19 have been responsible for numerous pandemics and have placed a substantial burden on ...

Added value of this study To the best of our knowledge, this study is the largest randomised clinical trial assessing the effect of hydroxychloroquine versus placebo added to a standard of care ...

There will probably never be a perfect treatment to cure COVID-19—but the right medications for the right patients can save lives.