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People with depression fare worse in heart health study

Heart disease and depression are interwoven, and a new study is helping unravel that connection by linking depression with poorer scores on seven important...

Frequent, rapid testing could stop COVID within weeks, study finds

In a new study, researchers found that testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround COVID-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within...

This problem in COVID-19 pandemic linked to high blood pressure

In a new study, researchers found that lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic is linked to an increase in high blood pressure among patients...

This treatment could reverse aging in older people

In a new study, researchers found that hyperbaric oxygen treatments (HBOT) in healthy aging adults can stop the aging of blood cells and reverse...

This vaccine could protect against COVID-19, study shows

The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine has been theorized to provide protection against COVID-19. In a new study, researchers found a strong inverse link between mumps titer...

Scientists find a major cause of severe gut diseases

Rotavirus is a major cause of diarrhea and vomiting, especially in children, which results in approximately 128,000 deaths annually. The virus triggers the disease by...

Prior COVID-19 infection could protect you from re-infection for at least 6 months

In a new study, researchers found that people who have previously had COVID-19 are highly unlikely to contract the illness again, for at least...

This weekly drug injection could treat type 2 diabetes, study shows

In a recent study, researchers found a protein produced by the liver that helps to control blood sugar levels may revolutionize treatment for type...

Scientists find most effective method to reduce COVID-19 spread

In a new study, researchers found that physical distancing is universally effective at reducing the spread of COVID-19, while social bubbles and masks are...

New vaccine may prevent many types of cancer, study finds

In a recent study at The Translational Research Institute, researchers found a new cancer vaccine has the potential to treat a variety of blood...