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These diabetes drugs can help prevent vision loss

In a recent study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, researchers found a popular class of diabetes medications called GLP-1R agonists (Trulicity and Rybelsus)...

This MIND diet may protect your cognitive function, prevent dementia

In a recent study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, researchers found that older adults may benefit from a specific diet called the MIND diet even...

Scientists develop a self-sustaining wearable fever detector

New technology uses body heat to power a wearable fever detector. This could make mass fever detection faster and cheaper. Researchers at Texas A&M University...

This familiar drug may help treat COVID-19

For the past year and a half, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to engulf the globe, fueled in part by novel variants and the...

Socializing may improve your cognitive function

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers found socializing with others is important for mental health and well-being, and it may...

Scientists find a stealthy way to combat tumors

Under the right circumstances, the body’s T cells can detect and destroy cancer cells. However, in most cancer patients, T cells become disarmed once they...

Should you take aspirin to prevent heart attacks?

If you take a daily aspirin to help decrease your chance of a heart attack or stroke, you should check in with your health...

Scientists find the best way to achieve type 2 diabetes remission

In a new study from the University of Glasgow and elsewhere, researchers found that low-energy diets with formula meal replacements are the most effective...

Scientists find how COVID-19 damages lungs

In a new study from the National Institutes of Health, researchers found lung autopsy and plasma samples from people who died of COVID-19 have...

It took heart attack to reveal her heart defect

Growing up, Alanna Gardner learned she couldn't be too active. If she was, she would faint. Sometimes the spells prompted an emergency room visit. Doctors,...