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...
Vaccination could reduce long COVID symptoms, shows study
Graham was a healthy 34-year-old until he developed COVID in July 2020.
Along with his wife and children, he had a fever, a cough, breathlessness,...
Long COVID may harm vaccinated people, too
Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis found that even vaccinated people with mild breakthrough COVID-19 infections can experience debilitating, lingering symptoms that affect...
Why people with type 2 diabetes need personalized treatment
Scientists from Lund University suggest that patients with type 2 diabetes should be divided into subgroups and given individualized treatment.
They showed that there are...
Long COVID could affect people 15 months after initial infection
Scientists from Northwestern Medicine found many non-hospitalized COVID-19 "long-haulers" continued to experience symptoms such as brain fog, numbness and tingling, headache, dizziness, blurred vision,...
This liver disease may lead to heart disease
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University found why patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are at higher risk of heart disease.
They found that NAFLD...
These 7 healthy habits may reduce your dementia risk
Scientists from the University of Mississippi found that 7 healthy habits and lifestyle factors may play a role in lowering the risk of dementia...