This rapid COVID-19 test can show results within 4 minutes with 90% accuracy
In a new study from Penn Medicine, researchers found a low-cost, rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19 provides COVID-19 results within four minutes with 90%...
Scientists find a big cause of heart failure
Clinicians and scientists have long observed that cells in overstressed hearts have high levels of the simple sugar O-GlcNAc modifying thousands of proteins within...
Medical marijuana may help treat chronic itch
Chronic itch—known clinically as chronic pruritus—is characterized as an unrelenting and sometimes even debilitating sensation to itch, and often lowers the quality of life...
Long COVID affecting more than half of patients 6 months on
In a new study from the Australian National Phenome Centre, researchers found that non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients continue to present symptoms long after infection and...
Dementia linked to smoking and heart disease
In a new study from the Translational Genomics Research Institute, researchers found strong associations between smoking and heart disease on cognitive function.
They found both...
This eye disease can harm your mental and physical health
Dry eye disease is a common condition and a frequent reason for patients to seek medical care. It can affect people of any age...
This drug can boost weight loss in people with type 2 diabetes
In a recent study at the University of Leicester, researchers found that people with type 2 diabetes treated with a weekly injection of the...
This common tooth disease may increase risks of dementia
In a recent study from Malmö University, researchers found cognitive functioning and dementia risk can be dramatically affected by oral health.
They found periodontitis is...
5 things to know about blood pressure before it’s a problem
Blood pressure is more than just numbers your doctor writes on a chart.
To explain it, Dr. Shawna Nesbitt, medical director of the Hypertension Clinic...
Long-term use of insomnia drugs may not improve your sleep quality
In a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital, researchers found that long-term use of prescription meds for insomnia doesn't seem to improve disturbed...