Common prostate cancer drugs may help treat COVID-19 effectively
In a new study, researchers found that drugs that target the androgen receptor – successful in controlling prostate cancer – may also work against...
Diabetes may raise risk of this dangerous health issue in older people
In a recent study at North Jutland Aalborg University Hospital, researchers found that having type 1 diabetes is linked to a 33% increase in...
This study predicts most effective antibodies against COVID-19
In a recent study, researchers published an article about the COVID-19 virus and its characteristic spike protein.
They predict which antibodies would provide the best...
Common high blood pressure drugs may actually harm your heart health, study shows
In the United States, nearly half of all adults—or just over a hundred million—have high blood pressure, and its prevalence is increasing.
Worldwide, the condition...
Exercise helps people with low back pain, but no one agrees on why
Exercise is scientifically proven to provide relief from chronic low back pain (CLBP), but a new UNSW Sydney systematic review shows researchers are still...
Fish oil supplements don’t raise bad cholesterol, study finds
In a new study, researchers examined the link between the omega-3s EPA and DHA in fish oil and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), or the...
About 1 in 5 people hospitalized with COVID-19 dies, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that severe acute complications are common among adults hospitalized with COVID-19, leading to an inpatient mortality rate of...
Blood test can predict ovarian cancer better than previously thought
In a new study, researchers found that a blood test already available to GPs in the UK is more predictive of ovarian cancer than...
Scientists find 2 phases of lung infection in severe COVID-19
What does SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, do once it enters a person's airways, and how does infection in lung cells affect patients'...
More than one drink a day may raise high blood pressure risk in people...
In a new study, researchers found that drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages a week may increase the risk of high blood pressure (also...