Your genes and blood type may help predict severe COVID-19
In a recent study from the Severe COVID-19 GWAS Group, scientists found that a person’s genes and blood type may help determine their odds...
Two new treatments equally effective for common bowel disease
Scientists from Northwestern University found two new treatments for Crohn's disease showed roughly equal performance in a clinical trial.
This allows clinicians and patients to make treatment...
Tracking daily movement may help predict dementia
Scientists from Johns Hopkins found wearable movement-tracking devices may someday be useful in providing early warnings of cognitive decline among older adults.
They found big...
Yale develops new vaccine to offer better protection against omicron variants
Scientists from Yale have developed a novel omicron-specific mRNA vaccine that offers superior immune protection against two viral subvariants than standard mRNA vaccines.
The new...
Teen with heart defect wants to help others like her
Peyton Bono makes sure her friends know the drill.
If they're at a pep rally, for instance, and it's a hot day and she's starting...
This cholesterol-lowering statin drug may damage kidneys
Statins can effectively lower high cholesterol, and many individuals take rosuvastatin, one member of this drug class.
Scientists from Johns Hopkins found that rosuvastatin, especially...
Vegan diet rich in legumes may help lose weight, improve insulin function
Scientists from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine found that a vegan diet improves diet quality, leading to decreased weight and improved insulin sensitivity.
They...
Why some processed meat is strongly linked to cancer while other not
Scientists from Queen's University Belfast found a big difference between processed meat treated with nitrites and nitrite-free processed meat.
The research is published in Nutrients...
What to know about the omicron subvariant driving up US COVID cases
Recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the BA.5 strain of omicron is now the dominant form of coronavirus in...
Both keto and Mediterranean diets could help control blood sugar
Scientists from Stanford University found that while the keto and Mediterranean diets both can help people manage diabetes, the Mediterranean diet appears easier to...