A very interesting paper was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science from a research group at Yale University. It was exploring the possibility that one antibiotic, ...

Want to prevent a respiratory infection? A fingerful of Neosporin antibiotic swabbed inside your nose might help you fight off a range of invading respiratory viruses, a new study claims. Lab animals ...

Share on Pinterest Neosporin may be able to shield against some common viral respiratory infections, a preliminary study in mice and humans suggests. Image credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images Viral ...

For years, researchers have been working on vaccines that aim to prevent viral infections by strengthening immune defenses at viruses’ doorway to the body: the nose. A small study recently published ...

For years, researchers have been working on vaccines that aim to prevent viral infections by strengthening immune defenses at viruses’ doorway to the body: the nose. A small study recently published ...

Neosporin is a common first-aid kit essential. The antibiotic ointment is affordable, easy to use, and claims it can prevent everything from infections to scarring. But, there are some who warn people ...

Lab animals whose noses were treated using neomycin -- the main ingredient in over-the-counter Neosporin ointment -- mounted a robust immune defense against both the COVID-19 virus and a highly ...