Dental pain? Use the anti-inflammatories, not the antibiotics
Dental pain can be very serious and sometimes people need urgent pain relief before they can get to a dentist.
Scientists from Melbourne Dental School...
Diabetes drug metformin may help treat bipolar disorder
Scientists from Dalhousie University found that a half-century-old diabetes drug metformin may help treat bipolar disorder by reversing patients' insulin resistance.
The research is published...
Older age and smoking are biggest risk factors for developing any cancer
Scientists from the American Cancer Society found older age and smoking are the two most important risk factors linked to the risk of developing...
Scientists find a drug combo may help treat COVID-19 effectively
In a recent study from UCL, researchers found new drug combinations with the potential to treat severe cases of COVID-19 infection at different stages...
Diet rich in antioxidants may reduce your dementia risk
In a recent study from National Institute on Aging, scientists found that people with higher levels of antioxidants in their blood may be less...
Gout flare-ups could double your heart disease risk
Scientists from the University of Nottingham found that gout flares double the risk for heart attack or stroke over the two months that follow.
They found a spike in risk endures even...
New study finds a promising treatment for dementia
In a recent study from Monash University, scientists found a promising new treatment for patients with frontotemporal dementia, the second most common form of...
These widely used drugs may halve death risk in ‘long COVID’
In a recent study from the University of Florida, scientists found that among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who seemingly recovered, severe systemic inflammation during their hospitalization...
This stroke drug may help treat Alzheimer’s disease, dementia
Scientists from the University of Southern California found that a human stroke drug shows intriguing signs that it might also be a safe and...
Blood sugar problems seen years before diabetes diagnosis
Scientists from Aizawa Hospital in Japan found that people who develop diabetes or prediabetes have elevated fasting plasma glucose (FPG) at least 10 years...