Scientists find new drug to combat inflammatory diseases
In a new study, researchers found a drug-like compound that blocks a crucial inflammatory pathway, potentially paving the way for a new treatment for...
How to improve your well-being in the COVID-19 pandemic
Have you been feeling more stressed than usual?
Many people are during these challenging times. The COVID-19 pandemic has many people feeling overwhelmed.
Everyone feels stress...
Eating less dairy food may benefit people with metabolic syndrome
In a new study, researchers found that lower dairy intake may be beneficial for people with metabolic syndrome.
They showed that the body's ability to...
How smoking worsens COVID-19 infection
In a new study, researchers found how smoking cigarettes causes more severe infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the airways of...
Scientists find effective ways to detect brain injury in people with COVID-19
COVID-19 can directly cause neurologic symptoms and long-term neurological disease.
Elevations of blood biomarkers indicative of brain injury have been reported in the blood of...
UCSD study discovers a new cause of Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study, researchers have identified new mechanisms in neurons that cause Alzheimer's disease.
In particular, they discovered that changes in the structure of...
Infectiousness peaks early in people with COVID-19, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that no live virus (that can cause infection) was found in any type of sample collected beyond nine...
This common gut disease linked to early death risk
In a recent study at the Hospital for Sick Children in Canada, researchers compared the life expectancy of people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...
10 expert COVID-19 tips to follow in 2021
While the world waves ta-ta to 2020 and looks forward to 2021, a lot of advice and information from doctors and researchers you’ve learned...
Too much of this stuff in your body may strongly reduce your lifespan
Uric acid is a by-product of the body’s metabolism and is linked to conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, kidney disease,...