Scientists find COVID-19 path from animals to humans
In a new study, researchers examined the origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
They found that it was especially well-suited...
Five-day use of this drug could benefit people with severe COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that there is no big difference between a five- and 10-day use of remdesivir for people with severe...
Inherited high cholesterol may be common in people with heart disease
An inherited disorder that causes high cholesterol early in life appears to affect about 25 million people worldwide, but it is especially common among...
Scientists solve 175-year old mystery of how anesthetics make you unconscious
Surgery would be inconceivable without general anesthesia, so it may come as a surprise that despite its 175-year history of medical use, doctors and...
Vitamin B2 and UV light could reduce COVID-19 virus in human blood
Scientists do not yet know if SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be transmitted by blood transfusion.
But in a new study, researchers used...
Scientists discover new major cause of high blood pressure
In a new study, researchers found that the hormone aldosterone is a common and unrecognized contributor to high blood pressure.
The research was conducted by...
New study shows many new details of COVID-19 disease
In a new study, researchers did one of the largest, most comprehensive analysis of autopsies of COVID-19 victims to date.
They found many complex new...
This study finds the cause of a new human disease
A recent study Australia and the US discovered and identified the genetic cause of a previously unknown human autoinflammatory disease.
They found that the autoinflammatory...
These unhealthy foods may increase risk of blinding eye disease
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an irreversible condition that affects a person’s central vision, taking away their ability to drive, among other common daily...
Sleep too little or too much linked to this deadly lung disease
Our internal body clocks regulate nearly every cell in the human body, driving 24-hour cycles in many processes such as sleeping, hormone secretion, and...