330,000 in US died needlessly during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
Scientists from Yale and elsewhere found evidence that hundreds of thousands of lives could have been saved during the pandemic if people in the...
Common asthma drug may help treat COVID-19, study finds
In a recent study from the Indian Institute of Science, scientists found that a drug used to treat asthma and allergies can bind to...
These ‘forever chemicals’ may increase women’s blood pressure
Scientists from the University of Michigan found that exposure to man-made chemicals found in common household products and in soil, air, food and water...
Stress can accelerate immune aging, study finds
Scientists from USC found that stress—in the form of traumatic events, job strain, everyday stressors and discrimination—accelerates aging of the immune system.
This can potentially...
Moderna has an Omicron-specific booster shot. Does it change anything?
Moderna is seeking authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection specifically against the Omicron variant of...
1 in 7 people in the world likely has (had) tick-borne Lyme disease
Scientists from Kunming Medical University found that more than 14% of the world's population probably has, or has had, tick-borne Lyme disease, as indicated...
Texas and Florida are big U.S. ‘diabetes spots’, study finds
Scientists from the Carle Illinois College of Medicine found that Texas and Florida are big U.S. centers for Americans dealing with short- and long-term...
New eye test could predict a heart attack
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh found that combining information about the pattern of blood vessels in the retina with genetic data can help...
Many older people have this non-Alzheimer’s dementia, study finds
Scientists from the University of Kentucky found the most definitive assessment yet of the prevalence of a form of dementia classified in 2019 and...
Diet soda linked to lower death risk in colon cancer
In a recent study from Yale University, researchers found a link between drinking artificially sweetened beverages and a much lower risk of colon cancer...