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Scientists find new way to treat blinding eye disease in older people

In a new study, researchers have discovered a method that may improve the current treatment for choroidal neovascularization (CNV), an aggressive form of age-related...

New breakthrough in COVID-19 may strongly boost vaccine development

The T cells, along with antibodies, are an integral part of the human immune response against viral infections due to their ability to directly...

Pre-diabetes may increase risk of heart disease, death

In a new study, researchers found while the health risks associated with diabetes—including heart attacks and strokes—are well established, these risks could be present...

High blood pressure may hurt cognitive functions in middle-aged adults

In a new study, researchers found high blood pressure may lead to the steepest decline in thinking skills in middle age. They found high blood...

Cannabis CBD may help reduce lung damage in COVID-19, this study shows

In a new study, researchers found cannabidiol, or CBD, may help reduce the cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation that is killing many patients...

Dangerous blood clots may form in legs of people with COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found COVID-19 is linked to life-threatening blood clots in the arteries of the legs. They found COVID-19 patients with symptoms...

This study shows a major risk factor for fatty liver disease and heart disease

A recent study at Massachusetts General Hospital found an unexpected connection between an imbalance of electrons in liver cells and many metabolic problems that...

This algae-based nasal spray may protect you from COVID-19

A recent study at the University of Pittsburgh showed that a nasal spray derived from algae and a plant in the tobacco family could...

This therapy could strongly boost cognitive functions in older people

In a new study, researchers demonstrated for the first time that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can strongly enhance the cognitive performance of healthy older...

This finding about ‘love hormone’ may help develop new autism drug

The so-called "love hormone," oxytocin, is not only involved in strengthening the mother-child relationship and regulating social bonding. It has also been associated with mental...