Paper-based technology could help detect cancer earlier
Scientists from Washington State University have developed a technology that is more than 30 times more sensitive than current lab-based tests in finding early-stage...
This study shows most effective meds for opioid use disorder
Scientists from Case Western Reserve University found methadone is the most effective drug in medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorder.
The research is published in the Journal...
This new blood test can detect cancer, and whether it’s metastasised
Scientists from the University of Oxford found a cheap and simple blood test for cancer has shown promise in early tests.
The test is non-specific...
Vitamin B9 in the body linked to dementia risk
Scientists recent found low levels of folate (vitamin B9) in the blood may be linked to a heightened risk of dementia and death from...
People can have persistent immune inflammation after mild COVID-19
Scientists from Karolinska Institutet found why some people suffer from long-lasting symptoms after COVID-19 infection.
They found that a certain type of immune cells called...
This type of Mediterranean diet may prevent type 2 diabetes
Scientists from the Chalmers University of Technology and elsewhere found that eating a Mediterranean diet with a low glycemic index (GI) could lead to...
Eating too much fruit sugar may cause a leaky gut, leading to fatty liver...
Scientists from the University of California San Diego found that excessive consumption of fructose—a sweetener ubiquitous in the American diet—can result in non-alcoholic fatty...
These people need additional COVID-19 vaccine doses
Scientists from the National University of Singapore found immunocompromised patients should get additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The findings reinforce the importance of additional doses...
This walking can benefit people with heart disease
Scientists from the University of Ottawa found that nordic walking leads to a greater increase in functional capacity, and the ability to perform activities...
Whole-food plant-based diet could help reverse heart failure
Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease.
Angina feels like squeezing, pressure, heaviness, tightness, or pain in the chest. It can be sudden or...