Scientists find how to prevent frontotemporal dementia
Frontotemporal dementias are a group of fatal and debilitating brain disorders for which there are no cures.
This form of the disease is caused by...
Quick recognition, treatment help Maine stroke survivor recover in hours
Before her pre-dawn runs, Sarah Belliveau likes fueling herself with a cup of coffee.
The morning of June 15, 2017, she couldn’t. She forgot how.
“I...
Common drugs for inflammation, depression, alcoholism may treat COVID-19
Several recent studies have found that common drugs for depression, alcoholism, and inflammation may help treat COVID-19.
In a study published in JAMA Network Open, UCSF...
COVID booster shot can cut your death risk by 90%
In two new studies from Israeli, researchers found booster doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine set recipients up to effectively withstand the ravages of both...
Blood pressure rising at night may double death risk in people with diabetes
In a study from the University of Pisa, researchers found people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes whose blood pressure increased at night...
Are some foods super bitter to you? You may have lower COVID-19 risk
In a recent study from Baton Rouge General Medical Center, researchers found people who can't stand broccoli, celery or kale may be supertasters, and...
Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab: Unjust profits and false hopes
In a report from Michigan State University, researchers suggest that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to approve aducanumab for the treatment of...
New wearable device could detect and reverse opioid overdoses
Opioid toxicity can be reversed when the overdose antidote naloxone is administered in time.
Researchers at the University of Washington, funded by the U.S. National...
Eating more protein after weight loss may reduce fatty liver disease
In a new study, researchers found increasing the amount of protein in the diet may reduce the liver's fat content and lower the risk...
Who has the highest risk of heart damage in COVID-19? This test can tell
In a new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers found that a type of echocardiogram, a common test to evaluate whether a person's heart...