This drug may help prevent muscle aging in older people
In a recent study from the University of Basel, researchers found that a well-known drug can delay the progression of age-related muscle weakness.
They found...
How to care for someone with COVID-19
Cases of COVID-19 are spiking around the world and in the U.S.
While most people are coping with COVID-19 at home, a significant portion at...
Scientists make breakthrough discovery of Alzheimer’s treatment
In a new study, researchers have found new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease (AD) by studying the patients' brains with a newly-developed methodology.
This novel...
This hormone may offer new treatment for heart rhythm disorder
In a new study, researchers found that a hormone that helps regulate bone mass is also produced by the heart and could be used...
Stanford study develops new way to detect COVID-19 in minutes
Throughout the pandemic, infectious disease experts and frontline medical workers have asked for a faster, cheaper and more reliable COVID-19 test.
In a new study,...
Scientists develop new way to treat the leading cause of blindness
In a new study, researchers have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged nerve fibers in the eye, in a discovery that could aid the...
Scientists find a key predictor of COVID-19 outcomes
Predicting the course of a COVID-19 patient's disease after hospital admission is essential to improving treatment.
In a new study, researchers analyzed patients' levels of...
Antibodies from this animal could be a powerful weapon against COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found a new method to extract tiny but extremely powerful SARS-CoV-2 antibody fragments from llamas.
It could be fashioned into...
This vitamin deficiency may cause dementia, study suggests
A common consequence of chronically high alcohol consumption is a decline in cognitive function, which can even progress to full-blown dementia.
This is then referred...
This treatment may cut heart attack, stroke risk by half in people with high...
Uncontrolled high blood pressure is the largest modifiable risk factor contributing to death from all causes.
Nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure,...