This popular beverage may help lower death risk in colon cancer
In a recent study at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and elsewhere, researchers found that in a large group of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, drinking...
This study shows the cause of high COVID-19 death risk in obese people
Adipose tissue, or fat, is an active metabolic organ with a role in many processes, including immunity and inflammation. In people with a healthy...
COVID-19 therapies: where are we now
Early on in the pandemic, healthcare providers had very few options for treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
While drugs like the highly publicized hydroxychloroquine have...
This protein could protect against Lyme Disease, Yale study shows
In a new study, researchers have discovered a protein that helps protect hosts from infection with the tick-borne spirochete that causes Lyme Disease.
This finding...
Early menopause predicts early heart trouble for white women
White women who experience early menopause are three times more likely to also experience heart trouble at a younger age than their peers who...
Clashing drugs can put older people at risk, but many don’t check with a...
Poll shows only 29% of adults who take five or more prescription drugs have had a comprehensive medication review.
Two-thirds of older adults rely on...
Scientists find early signs of COVID-19 community spread
In a new study, researchers found that self-reports of smell and taste changes provide earlier markers of the spread of infection of COVID-19 than...
New lung cancer treatments strongly improve survival rates
In a new study, researchers have helped drive monumental advances in the treatment of lung cancer – increasing survival rates in the nation’s leading...
Just a few kilograms weight loss could reduce diabetes risk by nearly 50%
In a new study, researchers found that providing support to help people with prediabetes make small changes to their lifestyle, diet and physical activity...
Scientists find many people have lasting fatigue after COVID-19 infection
In a new study, researchers found More than half of people with acute COVID-19 infection continue to have persistent fatigue 10 weeks after their...