What you need to know about XBB.1.5, the latest omicron variant
Four weeks ago, the XBB.1.5 variant caused less than 10% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. Now it causes more than 25% of them.
This new test can improve ovarian cancer treatment
Scientists developed a genetic test that can identify ovarian cancer patients who benefit from PARP inhibitors, a treatment option.
Older class of type 2 diabetes drugs may lower dementia risk by 22%
Scientists found the use of an older class of type 2 diabetes drugs called glitazones is linked to a 22% reduced risk of dementia.
Scientists find new genes linked to heart failure
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 6.2 million Americans have some form of heart failure.
Fast food may harm your liver health
In a study from the University of Southern California, scientists found eating fast food may harm liver health.
They found people with obesity or diabetes...
Too much peanut intake may increase spread of cancer
A recent study from the University of Liverpool found that frequent intake of peanuts by cancer patients could increase the risk of cancer spread.
They...
This stuff in gut may benefit people with high blood pressure
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a leading cause of death worldwide.
Four out of 5 people with hypertension have uncontrolled blood pressure despite clinical and lifestyle...
This diabetes drug can help protect against Alzheimer’s disease
In a study from Karolinska Institutet, scientists found mechanisms associated with a particular diabetes drug can also help to protect against Alzheimer's disease.
The findings...
Scientists develop new artificial pancreas for people with type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes causes levels of glucose—blood sugar—to become too high. Ordinarily, blood sugar levels are controlled by the release of insulin, but in type 2...
People with mild infections get rid of most long COVID symptoms within 1 year
Tens of millions of people worldwide suffered from long COVID after recovering from their initial COVID-19 infection. But how long these symptoms can last has remained...