Scientists find blood markers that predict suicide in major depression
Scientists from the University of California, Irvine have developed a method to identify blood biomarkers that could predict the suicide risk of major depressive...
New oral COVID-19 vaccine can prevent disease and transmission
Scientists from Duke University found a new COVID vaccine designed to be taken orally not only protects the host, but also decreases the airborne...
LATE: A common but largely unknown cause of dementia
If dementia is a general term that means thinking and memory has deteriorated to the point that it interferes with day-to-day function, what are...
FDA restricts the use of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has limited the authorized use of the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine to individuals 18 years of age and...
This diabetes drug can help you lose weight regardless of age
Scientists from Tel Aviv University found a drug could help people lose weight effectively no matter how old they are.
They found that obesity drug...
Why some people get sicker from COVID than others
COVID-19 vaccines have saved at least a million lives in the United States alone, but for many people, a lingering fear remains: If—or when—they...
Where you live may determine your death risk in heart attack
Scientists from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute found that people living in disadvantaged areas are at increased risk of readmission to hospital and...
The healing power of music for stroke survivors
Julie Stillman was 55 years old when a blood vessel in her brain suddenly burst.
The hemorrhagic stroke left her unable to compose a simple...
Scientists find COVID-19 virus can resist antiviral drug remdesivir
Scientists from Vanderbilt University found that the virus that causes COVID-19 can develop partial resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir during infection.
The research is...
People with high heart disease risk should take additional cholesterol lowering drugs
Scientists from Bert Aertgeerts and elsewhere suggest that additional cholesterol-lowering drugs should be offered to patients with high levels of 'bad' (LDL) cholesterol (70...