Scientists find how to detect pancreatic cancer at treatable stages
Pancreatic cancer is rarely detected at its early stages because symptoms often do not present themselves until after cancer has progressed.
By then, invasive procedures...
Women may have better immune responses to COVID-19
In a new study, researchers tested male and female immune responses to the COVID-19 virus.
They found women may mount stronger COVID-19 immune response.
The finding...
How to reverse non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with food
The supersized, high-fat, high-carbohydrate American diet isn’t gentle on the liver, and can result in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, which leads to...
How cannabis THC may treat acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19
In several new studies, researchers found acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), when caused by a bacterial toxin known as Staphylococcal enterotoxin, can be completely...
Harvard scientists find a new way to treat obesity and diabetes
Obesity is the main cause of type 2 diabetes and related chronic illnesses that together will kill more people around the globe this year...
Blood thinner drugs could fight COVID-19, new evidence shows
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, studies have shown that blood thinner therapy was linked to improved survival among hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
But many questions remained—about...
This bad sleep habit may deeply harm your heart health
Despite increasing awareness of how critical sleep is to our health, getting a good night’s rest remains increasingly difficult in a world that’s always...
This popular painkiller may strongly affect your liver health
A recent study from the University of California Davis found that the popular painkiller ibuprofen may have more significant effects on the liver than...
This common supplement may slightly increase your cancer risk, study shows
Two recent studies from the University of East Anglia showed that there is no demonstrable value in people taking omega 3 oil supplements for...
Vaping increases risk of COVID-19 – here’s the science
By now, we are all familiar with guidance on how to reduce your risk of contracting coronavirus: wash your hands, wear a mask, social...