CBD from cannabis may help shrink deadly brain tumor, study finds
In a new study from Augusta University, researchers found inhaled CBD shrinks the size of the highly aggressive, lethal brain tumor glioblastoma in an...
Dominant COVID Alpha variant evolved to evade our innate immune system
In a new study from UCL and elsewhere, researchers found the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant mutated to evade our 'innate immune system', helping establish...
A high-fiber diet may benefit people with skin cancer
In a new study from the National Cancer Institute, researchers found a diet rich in fiber may help some people being treated for melanoma...
Scientists find the true burden of fatty liver disease
In a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that people with advanced liver scarring caused by obesity, diabetes, and...
The night before a big presentation, lawyer-mother has a heart attack
About every other month for nearly a year, Cherée Johnson would wake up in the middle of the night with a sharp pain in...
Scientists can find signs of Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear
In a recent study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers found healthy people with a higher genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease may show differences in brain structure...
Why children much less likely to get severe COVID-19
In a new study from University College London, researchers found fundamental differences in the immune response of adults and children can help to explain...
Scientists find an important cause of kidney disease
In a new study from Australian National University, researchers found have identified a gene that shows the kidney has its own way of resisting...
How to reduce frailty to lower dementia
In a new study from Dalhousie University, researchers found reducing frailty in older adults could be an effective strategy to prevent dementia.
They found that...
People with bowel diseases have more microplastics in their feces
In a new study from Nanjing Medical University, researchers found that people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have more microplastics in their feces than...