The three types of COVID-19 tests you need to know
Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, questions about testing abound.
With COVID-19 cases trending upward, it’s important to understand when individuals should seek getting tested...
Cold, flu or COVID-19? Here’s how to tell the difference
You wake up one morning feeling under the weather.
While in previous years you may have chalked up a sore throat or body aches to...
Meat and cheeses directly linked to higher cancer risk, new study shows
In a new study, researchers have found a direct molecular link between meat and dairy diets and the development of antibodies in the blood...
Gut problems linked to autism, new study shows
In a new study, researchers found evidence of a gut microbe deficiency in children who develop autism.
The research was conducted by a team at...
Scientists find an underlying cause of neural damage in COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that it is probably the immune response to, rather than the virus in itself, that causes sudden confusion...
Soy food may help lower dementia risk, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that a metabolite produced following consumption of dietary soy may decrease a key risk factor for dementia—with the...
This drug could benefit people with severe COVID-19
In a recent study from Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, researchers found that the drug tocilizumab, which is used in the treatment of...
Scientists find a new way to detect heart disease
In a recent study at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and elsewhere, researchers found that sending a “selfie” to the doctor could be...
A flesh-eating parasite carried by dogs is making its way to North America
Leishmania is a flesh-eating parasite that affects millions of people each year, in 98 countries and territories — but isn’t native to Canada and...
Scientists find potential target for treating aggressive cancer cells
As researchers and medical professionals work to develop new treatments for cancer, they face a variety of challenges.
One is intratumor heterogeneity -- the presence...