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Higher fiber helps people with diabetes live longer, but food processing may remove benefits

In two new studies, researchers found that eating more fiber can improve life expectancy for those with diabetes. But food processing may remove these benefits. The...

Scientists find new method to kill COVID-19 virus on surfaces in 2 minutes

Surfaces contaminated with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, pose a grave threat to the safety of healthcare workers, patients, frontline responders, military service...

This common high blood pressure drug may help prevent COVID-19 complication

In a new study, researchers have identified a drug treatment that may reduce the risk of death from the most serious complication of COVID-19,...

Origins of COVID-19 still a mystery, new study shows

In a new study, researchers found that the highly-infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus is most ideally adapted to infect human cells—rather than bat or pangolin cells. The...

COVID-19 may cause many mental problems, including PTSD

In a new study, researchers found that people taken ill by coronavirus infections may experience psychiatric problems while hospitalized and potentially after they recover. The...

This diet may help lower risks of diabetes and high blood pressure

In a new study, researchers found that eating at least two daily servings of dairy is linked to lower risks of diabetes and high...

Scientists find new antibody that could inhibit COVID-19 virus

In a new study, researchers found that an antibody in a blood sample from a patient who recovered from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in...

large muscle mass linked to this heart disease

In a new study, researchers found that the risk of atrial fibrillation (a type of irregular heartbeat) is not linked to the amount of...

COVID-19 could damage arteries, other organs as well as lungs

In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, not only may lead to severe pneumonia but also to thrombosis...

Duke scientists discover brain center that strongly shuts down pain

In a new study, researchers have found a small area of the brain that could profoundly control the sense of pain. This brain center turns...