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Scientists find a new drug to stop brain tumor growth

Scientists from Northwestern Medicine found a drug that inhibits the growth of the most aggressive meningiomas and how to most accurately identify which meningiomas...

Scientists find a drug that prevents sudden cardiac death with no side effects

Scientists from King’s College London found a new drug, OCT2013, could prevent sudden cardiac death as effectively as drug lidocaine but without lidocaine’s severe...

Food insecurity risk may cause diabetes risk 10 years later

Scientists from Washington State University found that young adults who were at risk of food insecurity had an increased incidence of diabetes 10 years...

When to get a COVID-19 booster

If you recently had COVID-19, you may be wondering if you should delay getting your booster. We asked James Moy, MD, an immunologist in the...

Cognitive test in dogs could help humans with Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists from North Carolina State University found that a suite of complementary tests can quantify changes in dogs suspected of suffering from cognitive decline. The...

Stanford study finds a new cause of heart attack

Scientists from Stanford University found how viruses like influenza and SARS-CoV-2 as well as their associated vaccines may increase the risk of heart attack,...

This study shows an effective way to predict who will die in COVID-19

Scientists from Université de Montréal found the amount of a SARS-CoV-2 genetic material—viral RNA—in the blood is a reliable indicator in detecting which patients...

Scientists find a new way to treat deadly brain tumors

Scientists from the University of Surrey found that there could be a new approach to treating one of the most common and devasting forms...

This drug combo may treat COVID-19 effectively

Scientists from UCL found new drug combinations with the potential to treat severe cases of COVID-19 infection at different stages of the disease. The findings...

Eating right for chronic kidney disease

You may need to change what you eat to manage your chronic kidney disease (CKD). Work with a registered dietitian to develop a meal plan...