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Nasal spray preventing COVID-19 is also effective against common cold, COPD

In a new study, researchers found that a new drug that primes the immune system in the respiratory tract and is in development for...

This common health problem linked to higher risk of dementia

In a new study, researchers found a link between the impact of hearing loss on cognitive abilities and increased risk for dementia. The research was...

Your smartphone can help fight COVID. Here’s how

Smartphones have helped many people get through the pandemic. They’ve given us a way to connect with friends and family, manage work or school assignments,...

Using this drug before a diagnosis may lower death risk in colon cancer

In a new study, researchers found that long-term aspirin use before a diagnosis of colorectal cancer is linked to lower cancer death risk. They found...

These people consistently sustain COVID-19 spread across the US

In a new study, researchers found that as of October 2020, people aged 20-49 were the only groups sustaining COVID-19 transmission with reproduction numbers...

Scientists find a new cause of type 2 diabetes

In a new study, researchers found a specific group of neurons in the brain may play a crucial role in the development of Type...

Scientists confirm new way to treat severe COVID-19

COVID-19 has caused more than 2 million deaths worldwide since the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic in March 2020. Patients with severe COVID-19...

6 myths about the COVID-19 vaccines you need to know

The COVID-19 vaccines have been described by many as the light at the end of the tunnel and the best tool we have to...

Harvard study shows these foods may increase risks of heart disease

Chronic inflammation plays an important role in the development of heart disease and stroke. Certain inflammatory biomarkers, such as interleukins, chemokines, and adhesion molecules, have...

This blood thinner drug plus aspirin could strongly reduce stroke risk

In a recent study at Paris University, researchers found that people with heart plaque who were treated with the newer blood thinner ticagrelor plus...