Sensory loss happens in nearly 100% of active COVID infections
Scientists from Ohio State University found that the loss of smell and taste with a COVID-19 infection during the delta surge was a prevalent...
Alzheimer’s drugs may reverse blood vessel disease in type 2 diabetes
Scientists from the University of Leeds and the University of Dundee found drugs used to treat Alzheimer’s Disease could be re-purposed to prevent—or even...
Her 2-year-old niece noticed something wrong during a video chat. It was a mini-stroke.
Exhausted at the end of a workday, Dawn Turnage plopped into a comfortable chair on her patio to soak up some sun before going...
7 common triggers of heartbeat problem that may surprise you
Everyone knows the benefits of a good night’s sleep — and the downfalls of not getting enough.
But did you know that poor sleep quality...
Scientists find how to predict dominant COVID-19 variants
Scientists from MIT, Harvard, and elsewhere have developed a computer model that can analyze millions of SARS-CoV-2 genomes and predict which viral variants will...
This study reveals the cause of memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville found that the accumulation of a fragment of the synaptic protein neurexin in the adult brain...
Nearly 1 in 3 older people gets new health problems after COVID-19 infection
Scientists from Optum Labs and elsewhere found that almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with COVID-19 in 2020 developed...
Air pollution linked to more severe COVID-19
Scientists from the University of California San Diego found that some common air pollutants, such as ground-level ozone, are associated with more severe outcomes...
Arthritis mechanisms may vary by joint
Knee and hip joints with rheumatoid arthritis have differing genetic markers linked to inflammation, suggesting that different joints may have varying disease mechanisms.
These new...
Researchers find a mechanism for schizophrenia
Scientists uncovered a mechanism behind genetic variations previously linked to schizophrenia. The findings may lead to new clinical approaches.
Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder...