Common high blood pressure drug may lower gout risk
Affecting more than 7 million adults in the United States, gout is characterized by a sudden onset of pain, swelling, and stiffness in the...
To reap heart benefits of a plant-based diet, avoid junk food
Plant-based diets are becoming more popular in many areas of the world, but the health benefits of this dietary pattern may depend largely on...
This stuff in lungs may increase asthma symptoms
In a new study, researchers found that iron build-up in the lung cells and tissues is linked to worse asthma symptoms and lower lung...
Single dose of cannabis THC may cause psychotic, depressive, and anxiety symptoms
In a new study, researchers found that a single dose of the main psychoactive component in cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can induce a range of...
Inflammation could trigger fatal cycle in Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study, researchers found that an immune reaction in the brain seems to play a major role in the development of Alzheimer's...
Deadlier colon cancer develops differently in women and men
In a new study, researchers found that colon cancer tumor cells produce energy for growth differently in women and men.
This difference is associated with...
Scientists find how gut infections may cause chronic symptoms
In a recent study at Rockefeller University, researchers looked at why neurons in the gut die and how the immune system normally protects them.
Their...
This 3-drug combo could lower death risk in people with COPD
In a new study, researchers found that once-daily treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with an inhaler combining fluticasone furoate (FF),...
9 things you can do every day to limit your exposure to coronavirus
I am a retired infectious disease epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health and am concerned about the lack of information on what...
Type 1 diabetes is not one but two distinct conditions, defined by diagnosis age
Children who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes under the age of seven have a different form (or "endotype") of the condition compared with...