This gene variant could stave off Alzheimer’s disease, Stanford study shows
In a new study, researchers found that people with a gene variant that puts them at high risk for Alzheimer's disease are protected from...
This artery disease develops rapidly in healthy people from age 40
In a new study, researchers found that almost half of apparently healthy people between the ages of 40 and 50 could be accumulating fatty...
TB vaccination may help flatten curves for COVID-19 spread
In a new study, researchers found that if the United States had mandatory tuberculosis vaccination in place several decades prior, the total number of...
Loss of smell and taste are COVID-19 symptoms in people with high recovery rate
Loss of smell and taste has been anecdotally linked to COVID-19 infections.
In a new study, researchers report the first empirical findings that strongly associate...
People with type 2 diabetes and heart disease may benefit from newer therapies
In a new statement, researchers suggest that people with type 2 diabetes and heart disease may benefit from newer therapies.
The statement was developed on...
How important is speech in transmitting coronavirus?
In a new study, researchers found that normal speech by individuals who are asymptomatic but infected with coronavirus may produce enough aerosolized particles to...
COVID-19 testing: What parents need to know
Who should be tested for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19? And what do the different types of tests actually measure?
Attending Physician Jeffrey Bender, MD, a pediatric infectious...
Women’s lifestyle changes, even in middle age, may reduce future stroke risk
In a new study, researchers found that middle age may not be too late for women to substantially reduce their stroke risk by not...
This stuff in blood could lead to early test for Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study, researchers discovered that high blood levels of RNA produced by the PHGDH gene could serve as a biomarker for early...
Could this drug treat COVID-19 effectively?
In a new study, researchers are testing the antiviral drug remdesivir as a viable medicine to treat COVID-19 in late January.
The drug was originally...