Scientists discover 4 different COVID-19 risk groups
In a new study, researchers found people who are admitted to hospital with COVID-19 can be divided into four distinct groups.
They identified the groups...
Scientists find an important cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders, or PANDAS, were first proposed in the 1990s.
Thought to be triggered by streptococcal infections, they account for an unknown portion...
Frailty may raise COVID-19 death risk in older people
In a recent study from Cardiff University and elsewhere, researchers found frailty is as important as either age or underlying health issues in determining...
Lifestyle changes may reduce cognitive decline in older people
In a new study, researchers found that lifestyle changes may help to improve cognition in older adults experiencing a cognitive decline that precedes dementia.
The...
Your gut health data may help detect heart disease
In a new study, researchers found that using artificial intelligence to analyze the bacteria in a person’s gut microbiome shows promise as a new...
When COVID-19 symptoms won’t go away
When Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale Medicine launched a program for patients with lingering COVID-19 symptoms, physicians expected they would mainly see those...
This new drug could stop deadly superbug, save tens of thousands of lives
Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) are bacterial strains of the genus Enterococcus that are resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin.
The health condition is among the leading causes...
How COVID-19 took hold in North America and in Europe
In a new study, researchers combined evolutionary genomics from coronavirus samples with computer-simulated epidemics and detailed travel records to reconstruct the spread of COVID-19...
This thing may drive high COVID-19 death rates in men and older people
COVID-19 infections tend to be more severe among older adults and males, yet the mechanisms underlying increased mortality in these two demographics are unknown.
In...
This type of drug may do double duty on heart disease and cancer
In a new study, researchers found cholesterol-lowering drugs statins may help prevent both heart disease and cancer.
About 40 million adults in the U.S. take...