Slow walkers have ‘four times higher’ COVID-19 death risk
Scientists from the University of Leicester found slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19 and have over twice the...
Sugar-sweetened drinks may increase your risk for liver cancer
Scientists from the University of South Carolina found that drinking f one or more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) per day is associated with an increased...
Omicron infection cannot boost your COVID-19 immunity effectively
Scientists from Imperial College London found that people infected with the omicron variant show poor immune boosting against future SARS-CoV-2 infection.
The research is published...
Breakthrough finding could benefit people with diabetes
Scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center reported a breakthrough finding that could yield benefits for patients with diabetes.
The research is published in Nature...
330,000 in US died needlessly during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
Scientists from Yale and elsewhere found evidence that hundreds of thousands of lives could have been saved during the pandemic if people in the...
Common asthma drug may help treat COVID-19, study finds
In a recent study from the Indian Institute of Science, scientists found that a drug used to treat asthma and allergies can bind to...
These ‘forever chemicals’ may increase women’s blood pressure
Scientists from the University of Michigan found that exposure to man-made chemicals found in common household products and in soil, air, food and water...
Stress can accelerate immune aging, study finds
Scientists from USC found that stress—in the form of traumatic events, job strain, everyday stressors and discrimination—accelerates aging of the immune system.
This can potentially...
Moderna has an Omicron-specific booster shot. Does it change anything?
Moderna is seeking authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection specifically against the Omicron variant of...
1 in 7 people in the world likely has (had) tick-borne Lyme disease
Scientists from Kunming Medical University found that more than 14% of the world's population probably has, or has had, tick-borne Lyme disease, as indicated...