People with mental illness should get COVID–19 vaccine first, study says
In a new study, researchers suggest that people with serious mental illness should be given priority access to a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes...
COVID-19 is much deadlier than flu, study confirms
In a new study, researchers found a clearer distinction between the flu virus and the COVID-19 virus:
Among hospitalized patients, COVID-19 was linked to an...
Scientists develop new vaccine to stop Alzheimer’s disease
Our immune system’s capacity to mount a well-regulated defense against foreign substances, including toxins, weakens with age and makes vaccines less effective in people...
This study finds some root causes of severe COVID-19
People infected by the novel coronavirus can have symptoms that range from mild to deadly.
In two recent studies, researchers found that some life-threatening cases...
This drug may boost vaccine responses in older people
In a new study, researchers found that a drug that boosts the removal of cellular debris in immune cells may increase the protective effects...
Surgery and drugs are equally effective for treating diabetic eye disease
In a new study, researchers found that surgical and injectable drug approaches are equally effective for the treatment of bleeding inside the eye from...
This existing drug may help treat cancer
In a new study, researchers found that a drug used to treat pulmonary hypertension strongly reduced the capacity of tumor cells to migrate and...
Water may be an effective treatment for metabolic syndrome, study shows
In a new study, researchers discovered that fructose (i.e. fruit sugar) stimulates the release of vasopressin, a hormone linked to obesity and diabetes.
They also...
COVID-19 does not cause hearing loss, study shows
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been reports on the possible hearing loss caused by the disease.
In a new study, researchers...
The earlier type 2 diabetes arises, the deadlier it is
In a new review study, researchers found that the earlier in life type 2 diabetes arises, the deadlier it is.
They looked at the results...