What social distancing may do to your brain
Have you recently wondered how social-distancing and self-isolation may be affecting your brain?
In a new study, researchers discovered a brain molecule that functions as...
This health problem is the leading risk factor for COVID-19 hospitalization
In a new study, researchers found chronic kidney disease to be the leading risk factor for hospitalization from COVID-19.
The research was conducted by A...
Replacing red meat with plant foods may reduce your heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers found that replacing red meat with high-quality plant foods such as beans, nuts, or soy may be linked to...
Harvard scientists reverse age-related vision loss, eye damage
In a new study, researchers have successfully restored vision by turning back the clock on aged eye cells in the retina to recapture youthful...
Dose of exercise matters for people with type 2 diabetes
In a recent study at the University of Calgary and elsewhere, researchers found for people with type 2 diabetes, both aerobic exercise training (like...
This study redesigns face masks to improve comfort and protection
Imagine a reusable face mask that protects wearers and those around them from COVID-19, is comfortable enough to wear all day, and stays in...
This healthy diet may help protect you from common arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect more than just your joints.
In some people, the condition can damage a wide variety...
These 2 things can lead to a higher risk of severe COVID-19
In a recent international study, researchers found genetic evidence supporting a causal effect of smoking and obesity on increasing susceptibility to severe COVID-19 and...
11 hidden hardships only patients understand, and ways to cope
Leah Brock knows the stress and anxiety that often goes along with being a patient.
As a Michigan Medicine social worker, she helps patients develop...
This ‘anti-antibiotic’ allows for use of antibiotics without resistance
In a new study, researchers found that an inexpensive, FDA-approved drug—cholestyramine—taken in conjunction with an antibiotic prevents the antibiotic from driving antimicrobial resistance.
The research...