Diabetes strongly linked to this heart disease in women
While deaths related to heart disease have declined among older people, studies suggest that death rates among younger patients have remained stagnant or increased...
COVID-19 can trigger antibodies from previous coronavirus infections
In a new study, researchers suggest the immune systems of people infected with COVID-19 may rely on antibodies created during infections from earlier coronaviruses...
Can depression drugs help reduce chronic back pain and osteoarthritis?
Antidepressants are commonly used worldwide to treat pain.
But in a new study, researchers found these drugs offer little to no help for people suffering...
Have allergies? Worried about COVID-19 vaccine? Don’t be.
Even people who have experienced severe allergic reactions to food, latex, pets, pollen, or bee stings should get the coronavirus vaccine, UW Medicine allergy and...
Anxiety is linked to faster development of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease represents a major public health crisis worldwide.
The number of deaths from the disease has more than doubled since 2000, and it is...
This study discovers the cause of COVID-19 lung damage
Examinations of deceased COVID-19 patients have shed light on possible lung damage caused by the virus.
In a recent study at King’s College London and...
Your smart watch can detect COVID-19 symptoms before you know
In a new study, researchers found evidence that suggests smartwatches can detect COVID-19 symptoms before a person has become aware that they are infected.
They...
Scientists find COVID-19 attack on brain, not lungs, triggers severe disease
In a new study, researchers found that infecting the nasal passages with the COVID-19 virus could lead to a rapid, escalating attack on the...
The health risk of a low-fat, plant-based diet
In a new study, researchers found that people on a low-fat, plant-based diet ate fewer daily calories but had higher insulin and blood glucose...
This symptom is the best sign of COVID-19
In two new studies, researchers confirm that for the majority of patients with respiratory infections who lose the sense of smell, this is due...