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Some arthritis drugs may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s in people with heart disease

Scientists from the National Institute on Aging found that certain rheumatoid arthritis drugs may lower the incidence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in...

You can fight Omicron better if you are more vaccinated

Scientists from Cedars-Sinai and CDC found among people admitted during the omicron surge, vaccinated adults had a less severe illness and were less likely...

Scientists find a new way to treat pancreatic cancer

Scientists from Northwestern Medicine found a potential therapeutic target for the most common type of pancreatic cancer. They found ISL2, a transcription factor, can act...

Why people with diabetes more likely to get severe COVID-19

Scientists from China found that low concentrations of a certain metabolite in people with diabetes may explain why they are more susceptible to COVID...

She was a prime candidate for a heart attack, if only she’d realized it

Just a few days after Dottie Lewis and her husband, Wayne, returned from vacation to their home in Plymouth, Massachusetts, she started feeling poorly. This...

Vaccines may reduce long COVID symptoms for some people

Scientists from the University of Leeds found that vaccination after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is linked to a decrease in...

Common prostate cancer drugs may be less safe than thought

Scientists from Michigan Medicine found that men taking either of the two most common oral medications for advanced prostate cancer who had also undergone...

Why some people get severe COVID-19, while others have no symptoms

Scientists from the University of Groningen found why some people fared better than others during the COVID-19 pandemic. They found that some people weathered the...

This new COVID-19 vaccine could produce strong antibodies

Scientists from the City of Hope found a new COVID-19 vaccine that produced a robust neutralizing antibody and T cell response against COVID-19 with...

How to manage multiple sclerosis

Most of the time, multiple sclerosis, or MS, starts mildly, with unpredictable symptoms that can seem baffling. Without treatment, the disease can worsen to the...