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Healthy sleep habits may help reduce heart failure risk

In a new study, researchers found that adults with the healthiest sleep patterns had a 42% lower risk of heart failure regardless of other...

Several hepatitis C drugs may help treat COVID-19, study finds

In a new study, researchers found that several hepatitis C drugs can inhibit the COVID-19 virus main protease, a crucial protein enzyme that enables...

Newer blood thinner drug plus aspirin could cut stroke risk by nearly 30%

In a new study, researchers found that people with heart plaque, suffered a minor stroke, and were treated with the newer blood thinner ticagrelor...

This new drug boosts heart health in people with type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney...

In a new study, researchers found the investigational drug finerenone reduced the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure in patients with chronic kidney...

Scientists find critical virus features that cause COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found new features of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. This finding could be useful for developing vaccines and treatment...

New prostate cancer drugs may help treat COVID-19, study shows

In a new study, researchers found drugs that could fight advanced prostate cancer that could also prevent and or treat acute respiratory distress syndrome...

This type of drug may increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease

Anticholinergic drugs are widely used for dozens of conditions, minor and major. They are used for a broad array of conditions, from allergies and colds...

Scientists find the key to controlling COVID-19 virus and reducing severity

Ever since the COVID-19 virus first appeared, researchers have been trying to understand whether sometimes the immune system does more harm than good during...

Five things to know about the promising COVID-19 vaccine

Last week saw the nation’s highest numbers of new COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began; nearly 160,000 diagnoses were reported yesterday alone. But the week...

This study develops extremely rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19

In a new study, researchers have developed an extremely rapid diagnostic test that detects and identifies viruses in less than five minutes. The method is...