This skin problem linked to higher risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Scientists from the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University found that Psoriasis is linked to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a U.S. outpatient...
Vaccines have up to 90% efficacy against severe COVID-19 for up to 6 months
Scientists from Penn State found that protection against symptomatic COVID-19 begins to decrease after one month from initial vaccination, while immunity against severe COVID-19...
This diabetes drug may also help to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from Karolinska Institutet found that mechanisms linked to a particular diabetes drug can also help to protect against Alzheimer's disease.
The results indicate that...
This new discovery may help stop flu forever
Scientists from UC Riverside found a way to block one strain of the influenza virus from accessing a human protein it needs to replicate...
This kidney disease linked to high risk of heart attack, stroke
Glomerular diseases damage the glomeruli, letting protein and sometimes red blood cells leak into the urine.
Sometimes a glomerular disease also interferes with the clearance of...
This study shows a new way to detect dementia before symptoms appear
In a recent study from Boston University and elsewhere, researchers found a blood biomarker that could help identify people with the earliest signs of...
Your liver is just under three years old, no matter how old you are
Scientists from the Dresden University of Technology found that regardless of people’s age, their liver is always under three years old.
The research is published...
Shark antibodies may hold the key to stopping COVID-19
Fossil evidence suggests that sharks first existed 420 million years ago, predating humanity, Mount Everest, and even trees.
Over the course of time, sharks and...
Most cardiac arrests happen at home. Here’s how to make yours ‘heartsafe’
When a fire happens, people know to stop, drop and roll. People practice tornado drills at work and are taught how to avoid being...
Three grams of omega-3 a day keeps high blood pressure away
Scientists from the Macau University of Science and Technology found that roughly 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids each day, in food or supplement...