This simple test may help detect chronic kidney disease
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 37 million U.S. adults have chronic kidney disease, although the vast majority do not...
Experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows promise – but there are many hurdles still to overcome
The first drug that can slow the rate of decline in Alzheimer’s patients has been found.
The experimental drug, called lecanemab, is an antibody that...
Dietary supplements may help treat hair loss
Hair loss can range from mild hair thinning to total baldness. Hair can fall out for many different reasons.
In a study from Tufts University,...
Common heartburn drugs may help manage blood sugar in diabetes
A recent study from the University of Maryland found antacids improved blood sugar control in people with diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is a global public...
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...