Social distancing is more effective than travel bans for Covid-19
Travel bans will delay the peak of infection with days, while social distancing has a much stronger impact, amounting in up to 4 weeks...
Scientists find how COVID-19 could lead to runaway inflammation
In a new study, researchers address a mystery first raised in March: Why do some people with COVID-19 develop severe inflammation?
They found how the...
This common food can worsen inflammatory bowel disease
Diet remains an important part of disease prevention and management.
In a new study, researchers found that consumption of fructose (i.e. fruit sugar) may worsen...
Largest study confirms children much less likely to catch COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that children and young people are around 40% percent less likely to be infected than adults when exposed...
This drug boosts survival in people with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19
Sitagliptin, a drug to lower blood sugar in type 2 diabetes, also improves survival in diabetic patients hospitalized with COVID-19, suggests a multicenter observational...
Common cold may help protect you from COVID-19
Seasonal colds are by all accounts no fun, but new research suggests the colds you have had in the past may provide some protection...
New COVID-19 vaccine can produce strong immune response in older people
In a new study, researchers found that an investigational mRNA vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infection has shown that the vaccine is well-tolerated and generates...
High-fiber diet may help reduce gut inflammation
Dietary oat bran can offset chronic gastrointestinal damage caused by radiotherapy.
Loved or hated, the humble oat could be the new superfood for cancer patients...
COVID-19 could reduce this hormone in men, increasing death risk
In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19 may deteriorate men's testosterone levels.
They found as men's testosterone level decreases, the probability for them to...
This cholesterol-lowering drug can help boost heart artery function
In a new study at Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers found that a six-week course of a cholesterol-lowering medication improved the function of the coronary...