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This stuff in the mouth could lead to oral cancer

In a new study, researchers found that pathogens found in tissues that surround the teeth contribute to a highly aggressive type of oral cancer. In...

This drug can boost survival in people with COVID-19 and type 2 diabetes

In a new study, researchers found that sitagliptin, a drug to lower blood sugar in type 2 diabetes, also improves survival in diabetic patients...

This discovery enables adult skin to regenerate like a newborn’s

In a new study, researchers found that a newly identified genetic factor allows adult skin to repair itself like the skin of a newborn...

Scientists find why some people with COVID-19 develop severe inflammation

In a new study, researchers found why some people with COVID-19 develop severe inflammation. They found how the molecular structure and sequence of the SARS-CoV-2...

These common drugs linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes

In a new study, researchers found that regular use of acid reflux drugs, known as proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs for short, is linked...

New study confirms children are key to spread COVID-19, existence of superspreaders

In a new study, researchers examined more than a half-million people in India who were exposed to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19. They found...

This drug could benefit older people with blinding eye disease

In a recent study at the University of Arizona, researchers found that treating patients with an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with...

This common beverage may reduce death risk in colon cancer

In a recent study at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and elsewhere, researchers showed that in a large group of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, drinking...

Face masks can slow spread of COVID-19, but these 2 things matter a lot

The use of face masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 has been widely recommended by health professionals. This has triggered studies exploring the...

Preventing heart disease should be a priority for people with type 2 diabetes, study...

In a new study, researchers found that even when risk factors linked to heart disease are optimally controlled, adults with Type 2 diabetes still...