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Yes, you should get a COVID shot this year

Don't call it a comeback. COVID is still around, as many who were unlucky enough to get it over the summer can attest. But experts...

Scientists close to an innovative treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

A study conducted by Professor Michael Glickman and Dr. Inbal Maniv from the Faculty of Biology at the Technion, Israel, unveils novel discoveries regarding...

Scientists find hidden link between sleep loss and heart attacks

For many, insomnia is an invisible visitor, quietly disrupting their nightly rest, leaving behind a trail of fatigue and drowsiness. But research from the American...

Sleep loss linked to high blood pressure in women, study finds

In a fast-paced world where adequate sleep is frequently sacrificed, a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital’s Channing Division of Network Medicine spotlights...

Scientists find new way to predict 10-year risk of heart disease

In our everyday hustle, we often forget that an intangible aspect of our lives - our health, specifically heart health, plays a crucial role...

Scientists find a new trigger of Parkinson’s disease

In a world where over 10 million people grapple with Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder often marked by tremors, difficulties with movement, and eventually...

This drug could manage type 2 diabetes for a long time, study finds

Type 2 diabetes is a common health condition where the body struggles to manage sugar levels in the blood properly because it doesn’t produce...

New method can make disease detection from DNA 100 times faster

In a groundbreaking stride for biomedical engineering, researchers at UMass Amherst have innovated a unique method that escalates DNA detection's sensitivity, heralding a transformative...

Long COVID patients are much more likely to have multiple organ abnormalities

It wasn’t that long ago that some people speculated that long COVID was all in the mind – a psychosomatic illness. Thankfully, that period...

Loneliness can reduce survival in cancer patients, study finds

In an age where technology allows us to be connected more than ever, a growing wave of loneliness pervades, often referred to as the...