Daily aspirin may increase cancer growth and spread in older people
In a new study, researchers found that a daily, low dose of aspirin may increase the risk for development and metastasis as well as...
Scientists find a new way to reverse vision loss
In a new study, researchers made a discovery that could pave the way for therapies to reverse vision loss common in premature infants and...
Popular vitamin supplement could hide heart attacks if used too much
In a recent study at the University of Minnesota, researchers found at high doses, the popular vitamin biotin supplement could mask heart trouble by...
How to keep children safe from COVID-19 this fall
With the new school year started and autumn approaching, Colleen Nash, MD, MPH, Rush University Medical Center, answers questions parents may have about keeping...
Here’s what it takes to test a covid-19 vaccine with clinical trials
A vaccine trains people’s immune systems to recognize and fight off an infection.
Vaccines for COVID-19 use a compound based on the spike proteins that...
Human body has two seasons, not four, Stanford study shows
As kids, we learn there are four seasons, but researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine have found evidence to suggest that the human...
Window for slowing COVID’s spread was much smaller than previously estimated
A new Duke University-led analysis shows that during the early months of the COVID pandemic, the average number of new infections caused by an...
How is the contraceptive pill affecting your mood?
Yaz. Yasmin. Isabelle. Diane. Brenda.
There are more than 30 different brands of contraceptive pill in Australia alone, and while they don’t all have cutesy...
Ventilation systems may increase risk of COVID-19 exposure, particularly during coming winter
Ventilation systems in many modern office buildings, which are designed to keep temperatures comfortable and increase energy efficiency, may increase the risk of exposure...
Social media use linked to depression and trauma during COVID-19
Researchers found that social media usage was related to both depression and secondary trauma during the early part of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Can’t stop checking...