Your age may determine whether diabetes drug metformin is useful to you
In a recent study at the Leibniz Institute on Aging and elsewhere, researchers found that age is decisive for the positive or negative effects...
Long-lasting COVID immunity gives real hope for the long-term protection of vaccines
In a new study, researchers found that people who have been infected with the COVID-19 virus have immune memory to protect against reinfection for...
This stuff in mouth may increase your risk of oral cancer
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide.
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), a type of HNSCC, accounts...
High-tech lighting can kill COVID-19 on surfaces, study finds
In a new study, researchers developed a UVC LED lighting system that can provide rapid, portable decontamination of shared spaces and high-touch surfaces.
They found...
Common high blood pressure drugs can actually raise blood pressure in some people
In a new study, researchers found that commonly prescribed drugs used to lower blood pressure can actually have the opposite effect -- raising blood...
These blood pressure drugs safe for people with severe COVID-19, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that drugs to treat high blood pressure did not affect outcomes among patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
The findings show...
Scientists find key to treating type 2 diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that a few organisms in the gut microbiome play a key role in type 2 diabetes.
The finding opens...
COVID-19 transmission can happen after 10 days
In a new study, researchers found that there is some onward transmission of COVID-19 from household contacts released from quarantine after seven or 10...
This popular weight loss diet linked to higher heart disease risk
In a recent study, researchers found that people who follow the paleo diet have twice the amount of a key blood biomarker linked closely...
Century of data show COVID-19 could harm the brain
In a new study, researchers found cite decades of published scientific evidence to make a compelling case for COVID-19’s expected long-term effects on the...