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This hormone therapy may improve COVID-19 outcomes in men

COVID-19 disproportionately affects men compared with women. This raises the possibility that a hormone-like progesterone may improve clinical outcomes for certain hospitalized men with the...

Medical cannabis can reduce this brain disorder, study finds

In a new study, researchers found medical cannabis could help reduce essential tremor, a nervous system (neurological) disorder that causes involuntary and rhythmic shaking. The...

Eating before this time may reduce risk for type 2 diabetes

In a new study, researchers found that people who start eating before 8:30 a.m. had lower blood sugar levels and less insulin resistance, which...

These people more vulnerable to COVID-19 reinfection

In a new study, researchers found that reinfection with COVID-19 in people who've already had the illness is very rare, and most people are...

Heart problems in your 20s may harm your thinking skills decades later

In a new study, researchers found people in their 20s and 30s who have health issues such as high blood pressure, obesity and high...

Men and women have different risks of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease

In a new review study, researchers found that men and women are impacted differently by brain diseases, like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. They found...

Newer drugs for depression may increase death risk

In a recent study, researchers found an increased death risk in adults with depression who used newer antipsychotic medications. The research was conducted by a...

Number of fast-food restaurant linked to heart attacks

In a new study, researchers found that for each new fast-food outlet the number of heart attacks per 100,000 people went up by four. The...

How to get better sleep amid the pandemic – and why you should

A good night's sleep. It's one of those things people don't appreciate until it's gone. But like much taken for granted prior to the COVID-19...

People grow old at different rates, study finds

In a new study, researchers found that people grow old at different rates, regardless of what the calendar says. And for those whose bodies age...