This study shows big breakthrough for leading cause of blindness
A recent study from the Queen Mary University of London and elsewhere identified a new protein linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
It showed much...
Common drug combo may prevent ‘broken heart’ when you lost a loved one
While most people gradually adjust to the loss of a loved one, there is an increase in heart attack and death among bereaved people,...
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...