Glaucoma: Common vision loss disease you need to know
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can lead to vision loss and blindness.
It’s usually caused by abnormally high pressure inside the eye....
Many U.S. people want to stop taking PPIs and may have done it secretly
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are one of the most commonly used medications in the United States.
While they are effective at treating symptoms such as...
Dogs can sniff out COVID-19 with impressive accuracy
In a new study from the University of Pennsylvania, researchers found that specially trained detection dogs can sniff out COVID-19-positive samples with 96% accuracy.
They...
Prostate cancer: symptoms, tests, and treatments you need to know
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men and the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths among American men.
The prostate is part...
UK B.1.1.7. COVID variant more transmissible, does not increase severity
In two new studies from University College London and elsewhere, researchers found no evidence that people with the B.1.1.7. variant experience worse symptoms or...
How chronic stress leads to hair loss
In a new study from Harvard University, researchers have found the biological mechanism by which chronic stress impairs hair follicle stem cells, confirming long-standing...
Antibodies can protect against COVID-19 reinfection
After having COVID-19, most people’s bodies develop antibodies to help fight it off.
These are special molecules made by the body’s disease defense system, the...
This study finds a cause of common pancreatic cancer
In a recent study published in Nature Cell Biology, researchers have identified a protein that drives the growth of the most common type of pancreatic...
Your neighborhood may affect your dementia risk
In a new study from the University of Wisconsin, researchers found Middle-age and older people living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods had more brain shrinkage...
People with this health problem have higher risk of liver cancer
In a new study from Karolinska Institutet and elsewhere, researchers found that non-alcoholic fatty liver, NAFLD, is linked to a 17-fold increased risk of...