Common depression drug may be first-ever treatment for osteoarthritis
A disease of the joints, osteoarthritis affects more than 30 million adults and is the fifth-leading cause of disability in the United States.
In a...
Humidity from masks may reduce severity of COVID-19
Masks help protect the people wearing them from getting or spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
In a new study, researchers found evidence for...
Scientists find the causes of muscle weakness in older people
In a new study, researchers found biological mechanisms that make people more susceptible to muscle weakness in later life.
They found diseases such as osteoarthritis...
This study shows the biggest risk factors for COVID-19 death
In a recent study at the University of Maryland, researchers found that hospitalized COVID-19 patients have a greater risk of dying if they are men...
This common drug may increase heart disease risk
Glucocorticoids are steroids widely prescribed to treat a range of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases.
While high doses of steroids are known to increase the risk of...
This stuff in brain may have big role in depression
In a new study, researchers found that a tiny population of neurons known to be important to appetite may also have a big role...
People with this health problem should get COVID-19 vaccine first
In a new statement, researchers found that COVID-19 vaccine prioritization should prioritize those with advanced heart disease.
They suggest that all heart patients face a...
Scientists find why green tea could suppress cancer
In a new study, researchers found that an antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53, a natural anti-cancer protein.
P53 is known...
These blood thinning drugs may lower death risk in COVID-19 patients
In a new study, researchers found that patients given preventive blood-thinning drugs (prophylactic anticoagulants) within 24 hours of admission to hospital with COVID-19 are...
Scientists find the key to stopping the silent killer of liver disease
In a new study, researchers found that results of blood tests routinely performed contain a hidden fingerprint that can identify people silently developing potentially...