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How hearing loss is linked to dementia

In a new study, researchers have developed a new theory as to how hearing loss may cause dementia and believe that tackling this sensory...

Many people have severe COVID-19 despite or even due to the strong immunity

In a new study, researchers tested specific antibodies and T cells occurring in recovered, seriously ill, and deceased COVID-19 patients. They found comparable immune reactions...

Even to healthy people, blood pressure drugs may bring benefits

In a new study, researchers found blood pressure medication can prevent heart attacks and strokes—even in people with normal blood pressure. They found greater drops...

This study shows an effective treatment for inflammatory diseases

To be healthy, people need an effective immune response, otherwise, they would succumb to overwhelming infection, even by everyday bacteria. However, sometimes our immune system...

Here are the main methods to treat COVID-19

In a new study, researchers described currently known approaches to the treatment of COVID-19 infection. They wrote about how different groups of drugs worked and...

This bone health drug may harm heart health

A recent study from the University of Oxford and elsewhere found new evidence that treatment with the novel anti-osteoporotic medicine, romosozumab, may lead to...

Scientists find a new way to fight deadly cytokine storm in COVID-19

For many COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms, a runaway immune system response—known as a “cytokine storm”—can be very dangerous. Inflammatory processes harm cells at multiple...

Alcohol-related liver disease will rise dramatically in US soon

Alcohol-related liver disease is currently the most common reason for liver transplantation in the United States. In recent years, high-risk drinking of alcohol—defined as exceeding...

For people with high blood pressure, this method may cut heart attack, stroke risk...

In a new study, researchers found people enrolled in a telemonitoring program to control high blood pressure were about half as likely to have...

Asthma not a big risk factor for severe COVID-19, new study shows

In a new study, researchers found examined whether asthma is a big risk factor for developing COVID-19 that is severe enough to warrant hospitalization...