Wireless device detects coronavirus with magnetostrictive composite plates
What if you could tell if your surroundings contained COVID-19 particles or droplets the moment they or you entered the vicinity?
Research shows a big cause of muscle weakness in older people
In a recent study from Ohio University and elsewhere, scientists found that the nervous system plays an important role in age-related weakness.
They found that...
Green tea and black tea may help reduce high blood pressure
In a recent study from the University of California Irvine, scientists found that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by...
Scientists find a new cause of irritable bowel syndrome
In a study from Cedars-Sinai, scientists suggest irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the most common gastrointestinal disorder, may be caused by gravity.
They explain that IBS—and...
Why COVID-19 affects people so differently
In a study from the Institut Pasteur and elsewhere, scientists are getting closer to understanding what makes some people so vulnerable to COVID-19-induced illness.
This...
Research shows an ignored but important cause of high blood pressure
High blood pressure affects more than 1.5 billion people worldwide and is arguably the leading preventable cause of heart disease and stroke.
In a recent...
Gut health may be at the center of Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson's disease is a progressively debilitating disorder that affected 4 million individuals in the year 2005 and is projected to double to 8.7 million...
Blood pressure problem at night may increase Alzheimer’s disease risk
Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a category of symptoms marked by behavioral changes and gradually declining cognitive and social abilities.
Many factors,...
Scientists find an important cause of high severe COVID-19 risk
In a study from the Queensland University of Technology, scientists found that one of the 344 studied blood analytes had widespread shared genetic influences...
What’s new with the flu? Here are 7 things to know
Don't call it a comeback if it was never really gone, but the flu is poised for a breakout year.
Like the killer in a...