Scientists discover the best time to take high blood pressure drugs
Scientists found people with high blood pressure who take all their anti-hypertensive medication in one go at bedtime have better-controlled blood pressure.
New test could detect COVID-19 infection and severity very fast
Scientists developed a blood test that detects if someone has COVID-19 and predicts how severely the immune system will react to the infection.
Chris Hemsworth’s Alzheimer’s gene doesn’t guarantee he’ll develop dementia. Here’s what we can all...
Having one or more copies of the gene doesn’t guarantee Chris or anyone else in a similar situation will go on to develop Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia.
Scientists create 20-subtype mRNA flu vaccine to prevent future flu pandemics
Scientists developed an experimental mRNA-based vaccine against all 20 known subtypes of influenza virus that has provided broad protection.
1 in 8 older people had depression for the first time during pandemic
In a study from the University of Toronto, scientists found that approximately 1 in 8 older adults developed depression for the first time during...
Omicron variant BQ.1.1 is resistant to all monoclonal antibody treatments
Monoclonal antibody treatments, as their name suggests, are therapies that prompt antibody production in people already infected with a pathogen.
In a study from Leibniz...
Scientists find new link between bacteria in mouth and chronic diseases
In a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, scientists found the bacteria most commonly found in severe oral infections.
the team now hopes that the...
Scientists create 20-subtype mRNA flu vaccine to prevent future flu pandemics
Influenza viruses periodically cause pandemics with enormous death tolls. The best known of these was the 1918-19 "Spanish flu" pandemic, which killed at least...
Scientists may develop first blood test for deadly heart inflammation
In a study from the Queen Mary University of London, scientists showed the first blood test to diagnose inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis)...
Researchers discover new Alzheimer’s genes
In a study from Cardiff University and elsewhere, scientists found two new genes that raise a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease.
They compared 32,000...