Scientists find how COVID-19 reaches the brain
In a new study, researchers used post-mortem tissue samples to examine how novel coronavirus can reach the brains of patients with COVID-19, and how...
This vitamin could be important to your gut health
Our gut microbiomes—the many bacteria, viruses and other microbes living in our digestive tracts—play important roles in our health and risk for disease in...
These 4 things join list of risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study, researchers found that among older Americans with cognitive impairment, the greater the air pollution in their neighborhood, the higher the...
Scientists discover a big signature of severe COVID-19
In severe cases of COVID-19 disease, not only classic immune cells play a role.
In a new study, researchers found that the release of immature...
Study shows people can have severe COVID-19 despite or even due to strong immunity
Antibodies and T cells are among the most important elements of the immune defense against viruses.
The antibodies prevent viruses from entering the host cell....
This kind of drug may reduce chronic kidney disease
Worldwide, 850 million people are affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD)—a worrying figure, and one that continues to rise.
Treatment options for patients with CKD...
Very few people with COVID-19 could survive this heart problem
In a recent study at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, researchers found that people whose hearts stop due to severe COVID-19 are very...
Scientists find a new treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
In Alzheimer's disease, a protein (peptide) forms clumps in the brain and causes sufferers to lose their memory.
In a new study, researchers found a...
These vitamin supplements may protect you from respiratory infections
In a new study, researchers found that high vitamin A, E, and D intake may be linked to fewer respiratory complaints in adults.
The research...
AI can detect COVID-19 in the lungs like a virtual physician, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that artificial intelligence (AI) can be nearly as accurate as a physician in diagnosing COVID-19 in the lungs.
They...