Scientists find how COVID-19 damages lungs
In a new study from the National Institutes of Health, researchers found lung autopsy and plasma samples from people who died of COVID-19 have...
It took heart attack to reveal her heart defect
Growing up, Alanna Gardner learned she couldn't be too active. If she was, she would faint.
Sometimes the spells prompted an emergency room visit. Doctors,...
High blood pressure may double your risk of this brain disease
In a new study from Boston University, researchers found high blood pressure may double an adult's risk of developing epilepsy.
In the study of 2,986...
Why some people get ‘long COVID’ while others don’t
In a recent study, researchers have delivered crucial insight into the lasting immune system damage caused by COVID-19.
They showed that people’s immune systems were...
Scientists find a new biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study from the University of Texas at Dallas, researchers found a new biomarker of Alzheimer's disease.
They reported how declines in a...
He went for knee surgery and wound up getting a new heart
Just before Mike Wigal was put under for arthroscopic knee surgery, the anesthesiologist stopped the procedure. He needed to check something he saw on...
This native American plant med can treat pain and diarrhea
In a new study from the University of California, Irvine, researchers found how plants with a long history of use by Native Americans worked...
Delta-like variant can worsen COVID-19 pandemic, Harvard study finds
In a new study from Harvard, researchers found a SARS-CoV-2 variant with traits similar to that of the Delta variant—enhanced transmissibility and an ability...
Irregular heartbeat still shortens life even with drop in deaths
In a new study from Boston University, researchers found deaths related to atrial fibrillation have declined over the last 45 years.
But the increasingly common...
This antiviral drug can block Delta variant, study finds
In a new study from the University of Nottingham, researchers found a plant-based antiviral treatment for Covid-19, is just as effective at treating all...