Different types of COVID-19 treatment everyone should know
How individuals, and health care professionals, deal with infection from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, varies depending on the severity of the infection.
While...
As marijuana use grows, researchers want to know how it affects the heart
Although marijuana is growing in use – and becoming more legal – across the country, there is still much to learn about its effect...
8 reasons why COVID-19 is mild for some, deadly for others
Among the confounding aspects of the novel coronavirus is the wide range of disease severity patients experience.
While a minority of COVID-19 patients require hospitalization,...
This hormone levels could affect your risk of cancer and diabetes
A recent study from the University of Cambridge and the University of Exeter found that having genetically higher testosterone levels increases the risk of...
COVID-19 social distancing may strongly affect your mental health
In a new study, researchers found social distancing and isolation is having significant impacts on people's mental health and emotional wellbeing.
They found that social...
Brain training could protect cognitive functions in older people
In a new study, researchers conducted a large-scale analysis of the benefits of multiple training types for individuals who are aging healthily, as well...
What drugs are safe in cases of COVID-19?
There is plenty of information floating around the Internet about what medications may or may not be useful in treating the symptoms associated with...
Parkinson’s disease is partly an autoimmune disease, new study shows
In a new study, researchers add increasing evidence that Parkinson's disease is partly an autoimmune disease.
They report that signs of autoimmunity can appear in...
Scientists identify 30 existing drugs that could treat COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have identified 30 existing drugs that stop the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Almost all of the...
Obesity is a driver of pancreatic cancer, new study shows
Pancreatic cancer is expected to become the second-deadliest cancer in the United States by 2030, driven in part by rising obesity rates.
In a new...