How chronic stress leads to hair loss
In a new study from Harvard University, researchers have found the biological mechanism by which chronic stress impairs hair follicle stem cells, confirming long-standing...
Antibodies can protect against COVID-19 reinfection
After having COVID-19, most people’s bodies develop antibodies to help fight it off.
These are special molecules made by the body’s disease defense system, the...
This study finds a cause of common pancreatic cancer
In a recent study published in Nature Cell Biology, researchers have identified a protein that drives the growth of the most common type of pancreatic...
Your neighborhood may affect your dementia risk
In a new study from the University of Wisconsin, researchers found Middle-age and older people living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods had more brain shrinkage...
People with this health problem have higher risk of liver cancer
In a new study from Karolinska Institutet and elsewhere, researchers found that non-alcoholic fatty liver, NAFLD, is linked to a 17-fold increased risk of...
This asthma drug can boost recovery in COVID-19
In a new study from the University of Oxford, researchers found that early treatment with an asthma drug budesonide shortens recovery time in COVID-19...
Widely used blood pressure may increase skin cancer risk
In a new study, researchers found that for people who take certain blood pressure medications, those drugs can increase their sensitivity to the sun's...
This common habit linked to severe COVID-19 and death
In a new study, researchers found that physical inactivity is linked to more severe COVID-19 infection and a higher risk of dying from the...
Lung cancer screening can predict death risk in heart disease
In a new study from Amsterdam University, researchers found that a deep learning algorithm accurately predicts the risk of death from heart disease using...
Blood clotting risk much higher in COVID-19 than for vaccines
In a new study from the University of Oxford, researchers found that the risk of the rare blood clotting known as cerebral venous thrombosis...