Social factors could help find heart disease risk
Asking people simple questions about their social situation in addition to medical measures will give a more accurate picture of who might have a...
Many dementia cases can be prevented by avoiding these 12 things
In a recent study from the Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care, researchers found that modifying 12 risk factors over a lifetime could...
This old drug has a unique role in preventing heart attacks
In a new study, researchers found that a drug costing less than 2 euros per dose could reduce the long term consequences of a...
This study shows a new cause of cancer growth
In a recent study at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore and elsewhere, researchers discovered a protein that drives the growth of cancers of...
COVID-19 can harm your eyes as well as your lungs
COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory infection, but in a new study, researchers found the virus can also infiltrate the eyes.
They reported a patient in...
This study shows dozens of existing drugs could kill cancer cells
In a recent study at MIT and elsewhere, researchers found that drugs for diabetes, inflammation, alcoholism — and even for treating arthritis in dogs...
COVID-19 antibodies can last at least three months after infection
Coronavirus antibodies can last at least three months after a person becomes infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study...
Inflammation linked to this brain disease in older people
In a new study, researchers found a link between inflammation and specific genetic mutations in Parkinson's patients.
The study highlights two biomarkers that could be...
Scientists develop new vaccine to benefit older people and people with diabetes
According to the World Health Organisation, tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide, and the leading cause of a...
Stroke and heart attack risks increase after a flu, study shows
Heart attack risk increases quickly after a flu-like illness, while stroke risk rises slower, according to new research.
The study, published in the Journal of...