What is advanced cancer?
The terms can be confusing — advanced cancer, metastatic cancer, late-stage cancer, stage 4 cancer, secondary cancer, recurrent cancer. Here’s what patients need to...
High blood sugar linked to much higher COVID-19 death risk
In a new study, researchers found that in patients with COVID-19 but without diabetes, abnormally high blood sugar is linked to more than double...
Brain benefits of exercise can be gained with a single protein
In a new study, researchers found that a liver protein may be responsible for the well-known benefits of exercise on the aging brain.
The findings...
Big myths and facts about face masks you need to know
We see and hear new COVID-19 news almost every minute of the day. But separating facts from fiction can get challenging, especially when it...
This gene could protect against Alzheimer’s disease, new study shows
In a new study, researchers found a gene can naturally suppress the signs of Alzheimer's Disease in human brain cells.
They also developed a new...
How COVID-19 can harm your body outside the lungs
In a new study, researchers give the first comprehensive review of COVID-19's effects outside the lungs.
They found a substantial proportion of patients suffer kidney,...
During COVID-19 pandemic, more people get this dangerous heart problem
In a new study, researchers have found a big increase in patients experiencing stress cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome, during the COVID-19...
Only half of Americans say they would use a COVID-19 vaccine
In a new study, researchers found that despite having a COVID-19 vaccine will be critical to the nation's ability to safely return to some...
Common drugs for blood clotting may increase survival rate in COVID-19
A recent study at the Mount Sinai COVID Informatics Center found that treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients with anticoagulants—blood thinners that slow down clotting—may improve...
This study finds new antibody that blocks COVID-19 infection
A recent study at Utrecht University and elsewhere found a fully human monoclonal antibody that prevents the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus from infecting cells.
The discovery...