FDA limits use of these COVID antibody treatments due to Omicron
As we have throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has used the best available science as the virus has evolved...
Anxiety and worry may increase risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes
In a new study from Boston University, researchers found middle-aged men who worry a lot have a higher chance of developing risk factors that...
COVID vaccines can teach T cells to fight Omicron
In a new study from La Jolla Institute for Immunology, researchers found that four COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, J&J/Janssen, and Novavax) prompt the body...
Swimmer’s heart stops in pool and entire school trains in CPR
Anyone who’s been watching the Olympic swimming events and wondering why lifeguards surround a pool filled with so many expert swimmers should talk to...
Walking may reduce type 2 diabetes risk for older people
In a new study from the University of California San Diego, researchers found walking regularly and at greater intensity may help prevent Type 2...
What’s coming in 2022?
After a year filled with unprecedented challenge and uncertainty, can the lessons of 2021 prepare us for a more stable year ahead?
Northwestern Now asked...
This new technology diagnoses COVID-19 ‘in minutes’
In a new study from the University of the West of Scotland, researchers found an artificial intelligence (AI) technology is capable of accurately diagnosing...
How to save your eyes from diabetes
What is diabetic eye disease?
Diabetic eye disease is a group of eye problems that can affect people with diabetes. These conditions include diabetic retinopathy,...
Can mixed nuts help reduce erectile dysfunction?
Erectile dysfunction (impotence) is the inability to get and keep an erection firm enough for sex.
Having erection trouble from time to time isn't necessarily...
Persistent T cell response to omicron after infection and vaccination
In a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, researchers found the omicron variant can partly evade the antibody response provided by vaccination or...