New experimental drug could help treat diabetic kidney disease
Patients with diabetic kidney disease can potentially be treated with a new investigational medication that may slow the progress of their illness without harmful...
COVID-19 is a double blow for chronic disease patients
There has never been a more dangerous time than the COVID-19 pandemic for people with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, cancer, respiratory problems...
Scientists develop new way to test for COVID-19 antibodies
When Dr. Stephen Smith of Seattle Children's Research Institute came down with muscle aches, gastrointestinal distress and a sudden loss of smell in late...
Cannabis reduces obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms by half in the short-term
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis,...
The three types of COVID-19 tests you need to know
Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, questions about testing abound.
With COVID-19 cases trending upward, it’s important to understand when individuals should seek getting tested...
Cold, flu or COVID-19? Here’s how to tell the difference
You wake up one morning feeling under the weather.
While in previous years you may have chalked up a sore throat or body aches to...
Meat and cheeses directly linked to higher cancer risk, new study shows
In a new study, researchers have found a direct molecular link between meat and dairy diets and the development of antibodies in the blood...
Gut problems linked to autism, new study shows
In a new study, researchers found evidence of a gut microbe deficiency in children who develop autism.
The research was conducted by a team at...
Scientists find an underlying cause of neural damage in COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that it is probably the immune response to, rather than the virus in itself, that causes sudden confusion...
Soy food may help lower dementia risk, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that a metabolite produced following consumption of dietary soy may decrease a key risk factor for dementia—with the...