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This vaccine may provide immune boost against coronavirus, herpes, and other viral infections

The course of the corona pandemic will strongly depend on how quickly medications or vaccines against the SARS co-virus 2 can be developed. In recent...

Soy-rich foods like tofu may help lower heart disease risk

Eating tofu and other plant-based proteins may have more health benefits than people realize, according to new research. Foods like tofu that are rich in...

How to protect your kids from the COVID-19

With all the sobering news about the new coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease the virus causes, worried moms and dads can feel better about...

Everyone should be alert to diabetes risk

During National American Diabetes Association Alert Day on March 24, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts are asking Texans and others to learn more...

This anti-inflammation drug linked to increased blood pressure

In a new study, researchers found that cumulative doses of oral steroids in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases are linked to increased blood pressure...

This symptom could be the first sign of COVID-19

In a new study, researchers suggest that the first tell-tale signs of the coronavirus may be in an unexpected loss of smell. Ear, nose, and...

New drug may prevent cancer therapy from damaging the heart

The commonly used chemotherapy drug doxorubicin can damage the heart muscle, in some cases leading to heart failure. In a new study, researchers found that...

Kids only get mild COVID-19 symptoms, but their risk of transmission is high

In a new study, researchers found that children typically only show mild symptoms if infected, but they can shed the coronavirus long after symptoms...

Stress could trigger a second heart attack

Stress can be caused by financial woes, work pressures, relationship issues, illness or even natural disasters or health crises like the emerging coronavirus. In a...

Blood serum from COVID-19 survivors may save others

In a new study, researchers suggest that blood serum could offer a way to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. The research...