Scientists develop a new drug to treat liver disease
A recent study from Rutgers University found that a hormone that triggers puberty and controls fertility in humans might be developed as a treatment...
Big data can help fight Alzheimer’s disease
In the United States, 5.4 million people aged 65 and older live with Alzheimer's disease. The numbers grow annually as the population ages.
In a...
People using cannabis may have a higher risk of heart disease
A recent study from Stanford Medicine found that people who use marijuana have an increased risk of heart disease and heart attack.
They also showed...
Drugs for common bowel disease may prevent severe COVID-19
A recent study from Cedars-Sinai found that medicine for inflammatory bowel disease may protect against severe COVID-19.
They found that getting the COVID-19 vaccination strengthened...
Overweight women most likely to suffer long COVID
Long COVID is a complex condition that develops during or after having COVID, and it is classified as such when symptoms continue for more...
Scientists are developing a safer opioid
Nearly 70,000 Americans died in 2020 of an opioid overdose—most of them from the synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to the National Institute on Drug...
Scientists find a better drug for blinding eye disease in older people
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision loss among people aged 50 and older, affecting an estimated 7.3 million individuals...
Too much sugar in diet may cause heart failure
In a recent study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, scientists found evidence that excess sugars could well be a cause, not merely a consequence or...
Six common COVID myths busted by a virologist and a public health expert
Almost three years into the pandemic, COVID myths and misinformation remain widespread.
Skin cancer diagnosis may be linked to higher risk of prostate cancer
In a study from the University of Sydney, scientists found melanoma diagnosis is linked to an increased risk of subsequent prostate cancer.