New drug combo for type 2 diabetes remains effective after 2 years
People with Type 2 diabetes often take metformin as first-line therapy to help stabilize their blood glucose.
Eventually, some patients no longer respond to metformin...
This common food may help lower risk of high blood pressure, diabetes
In a recent study at McMaster University and elsewhere, researchers found that drinking milk is linked to a lower risk of diabetes and hypertension.
They...
Machine learning tool gives early warning of heart issues in COVID-19 patients
A team of Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineers and heart specialists have developed an algorithm that warns doctors several hours before hospitalized COVID-19 patients...
Vaping can cloud your thoughts, study shows
In two new studies, researchers found an association between vaping and mental fog.
Both adults and kids who vape were more likely to report difficulty...
Preventing spread of COVID-19 earlier can strongly save lives
In a new study, researchers found that rates of mortality from COVID-19 are lower in areas where public health measures aimed at preventing the...
About half of Alzheimer’s disease cases are mild, 20% are severe
What percent of patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) currently have severe dementia?
Do more people have a mild disease? Or are the majority suffering from...
COVID-19 virus does not attack the brain directly
In a new study, researchers found hallmarks of brain damage caused by thinning and leaky brain blood vessels in tissue samples from COVID-19 patients...
Scientists develop blood test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
In three new studies, researchers provide convincing evidence that an in-house developed blood test for Alzheimer's disease can detect the disease early and track...
Most people hospitalized with COVID-19 have at least 1 symptom 6 months after falling...
In a new study, researchers found that more than three-quarters of COVID-19 patients have at least one ongoing symptom six months after initially becoming...
This diabetes drug could help treat most people with heart failure
In a recent study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, researchers found that 4 out of 5 patients with heart failure...