Can you get COVID-19 twice within 90 days? Here’s why it’s more likely now...
When looking at the state of COVID-19 in the United States, Mansoor Amiji, distinguished professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northeastern, invites...
Aging well in a pandemic: Older adults share what it takes
Scientists from Michigan Medicine found that despite the pandemic’s terrible toll on older adults, most people over 50 still say their health is as...
Heavy drinkers four times more likely to smoke, study finds
Scientists from UCL found that those who are among the heaviest drinkers in England are four times more likely to smoke than the general...
How much and when you can eat if you suffer from diabetes
Some people with diabetes need to eat at about the same time each day. Others can be more flexible with the timing of their...
One-third of Greenlanders have high genetic risks of high cholesterol, heart disease
Scientists from the University of Copenhagen found that a genetic variant that is present in nearly 30% of Greenlanders is linked to high cholesterol...
Pfizer vaccination can treat COVID-19 successfully
Scientists from Cardiff University found doctors can successfully use vaccination to treat a patient with COVID-19.
It is thought to be the first instance of...
The pandemic has reached a plateau, but for how long?
The U.S. appears to have reached a plateau with the omicron subvariant that's surged this spring, but it's too early to know if positive...
Scientists find why aspirin can prevent colon cancer
Cancer starts when cells start dividing uncontrollably.
Scientists from the University of California Irvine found for the first time that aspirin changes the way colorectal cancer cell populations...
One in 500 men carry extra sex chromosome, having higher risk of diabetes, heart...
Scientists from the universities of Cambridge and Exeter found that around one in 500 men could be carrying an extra X or Y chromosome—most...
Stroke can cut life expectancy by one third
Scientists from the University of Queensland found that almost two-thirds of acute stroke patients fail to survive more than a decade and have a...