This wearable device could detect and reverse opioid overdose
A research team at the University of Washington has developed a wearable device to detect and reverse an opioid overdose.
The device, worn on the...
Scientists find a new way to detect Alzheimer’s disease early
In a recent study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers found certain changes in a part of the brain stem, visible in scans,...
Housework linked to sharper memory in older people
In a new study from the Singapore Institute of Technology, researchers found housework is linked to sharper memory, attention span, and better leg strength,...
Aspirin is linked to higher risk of heart failure
In a new study from the University of Freiburg, researchers found aspirin use is linked to a 26% raised risk of heart failure in...
Common gout drug cannot reduce severe COVID-19 or death
In a new study, researchers found colchicine, a cheap anti-inflammatory drug normally used to treat gout, doesn't lessen COVID-19 severity or stave off the...
What happens to our immune systems when we get a booster?
Questions about COVID-19 vaccine boosters—like who is eligible and how to choose one—have dominated scientific discussions, news headlines, and dinner-table conversations recently, but the...
Are you a morning or an evening person? It might be due to your...
In a new study from the University of Haifa, researchers found specific gut bacterial groups that differ between the early risers and late sleepers.
Many...
What are the links between COVID-19, brain harm and dementia risk?
Headaches, brain fog and that peculiar inability to smell or taste things. By now most people know these symptoms as a few of the...
Vitamin K may lower your heart disease risk by a third
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers found that people who eat a diet rich in vitamin...
These diets can greatly benefit women with diabetes
In a new study from the University of California, Irvine, researchers found eating patterns similar to the Mediterranean diet and the blood pressure-lowering DASH...