Even to healthy people, blood pressure drugs may bring benefits
In a new study, researchers found blood pressure medication can prevent heart attacks and strokes—even in people with normal blood pressure.
They found greater drops...
This study shows an effective treatment for inflammatory diseases
To be healthy, people need an effective immune response, otherwise, they would succumb to overwhelming infection, even by everyday bacteria.
However, sometimes our immune system...
Here are the main methods to treat COVID-19
In a new study, researchers described currently known approaches to the treatment of COVID-19 infection.
They wrote about how different groups of drugs worked and...
This bone health drug may harm heart health
A recent study from the University of Oxford and elsewhere found new evidence that treatment with the novel anti-osteoporotic medicine, romosozumab, may lead to...
Scientists find a new way to fight deadly cytokine storm in COVID-19
For many COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms, a runaway immune system response—known as a “cytokine storm”—can be very dangerous.
Inflammatory processes harm cells at multiple...
Alcohol-related liver disease will rise dramatically in US soon
Alcohol-related liver disease is currently the most common reason for liver transplantation in the United States.
In recent years, high-risk drinking of alcohol—defined as exceeding...
For people with high blood pressure, this method may cut heart attack, stroke risk...
In a new study, researchers found people enrolled in a telemonitoring program to control high blood pressure were about half as likely to have...
Asthma not a big risk factor for severe COVID-19, new study shows
In a new study, researchers found examined whether asthma is a big risk factor for developing COVID-19 that is severe enough to warrant hospitalization...
This type of drug could slow down chronic kidney disease
Worldwide, 850 million people are affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD)—a worrying figure, and one that continues to rise.
Treatment options for patients with CKD...
Scientists find a more powerful risk factor for diabetes than genetics
In a new study, researchers found losing weight could prevent or even reverse diabetes.
The research was conducted by a team at the University of...