This study shows an important cause of severe COVID-19
While most people dying from COVID-19 are elderly, up to 5% to 10% of younger adults and children can also be seriously infected by...
This stuff in your mouth may cause oral cancer
In a recent study at the University of California, San Francisco, researchers found that pathogens found in tissues that surround the teeth contribute to...
Out of many COVID-19 tests, which one to choose?
Until a vaccine is available, curbing the coronavirus pandemic relies heavily on how quickly a potentially exposed individual can be tested and quarantined.
However, the...
Your gut health linked to Alzheimer’s disease, new study confirmed
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia.
Still incurable, it directly affects nearly one million people in Europe, and indirectly millions of family...
New saliva-based antibody test for COVID-19 highly accurate, study shows
In a new study, researchers developed a new saliva-based test and found it could accurately detect the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus...
Lung failure in COVID-19 not caused by cytokine storm, study shows
The turning point for people with COVID-19 typically comes in the second week of symptoms.
As most people begin to recover, a few others find...
COVID-19 virus may evolve resistance to new vaccines, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that similar to bacteria evolving resistance to antibiotics, viruses can evolve resistance to vaccines, and the evolution of...
This common drug may protect against heart attacks in a unique way
A heart attack is one of the main manifestations of heart disease and is the leading cause of death in the world. In Spain,...
People with ‘silent’ COVID-19 have as much coronavirus as people with symptoms
People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, but who don’t have symptoms, still carry the potentially transmissible virus, known as the viral...
This kind of work could increase your dementia risk by more than 50%
In a new study, researchers found that people doing hard physical work have a 55% higher risk of developing dementia than those doing sedentary...