For all our awareness of cancer these days, the disease continues to be a primary killer of Americans, taking the lives of more than 600,000 people each year. Early detection continues to be the best… [+3022 chars]
After more than two years of living under the COVID-19 pandemic, we've learned that the virus is very capable of taking the world by surprise. The latest curveball has been coping with the Omicron va… [+5602 chars]
Karthik Natarajan, PhD1,2,*; Namrata Prasad, PhD3,4,*; Kristin Dascomb, MD5; Stephanie A. Irving, MHS6; Duck-Hye Yang, PhD7; Manjusha Gaglani, MBBS8,9; Nicola P. Klein, MD10; Malini B. DeSilva, MD11;… [+49210 chars]
ITHACA, N.Y. A nasal spray that blocks COVID-19 infection and treats people who are already sick could be available within the next six months, according to researchers at Cornell University. Their s… [+3047 chars]
The investigators statistical analysis showed an exponential curve of risk with the gene variants that suggest they drink more. The risks of heart disease and high blood pressure started slowly as th… [+1935 chars]
If you need another reason to make sure you're getting a decent amount of shut-eye each night, a new study found insufficient sleep is linked with an increase in fat accumulation especially unhealthy… [+3737 chars]
There could be more species of horseshoe bat than previously thought.Credit: Chien Lee/Nature Picture Library A genomic analysis suggests that there are probably dozens of unknown species of horsesh… [+4066 chars]
A new study suggests that metformin, a widely used diabetes drug, could be dangerous for men to use if theyre planning to have children. The research found a higher risk of genital birth defects in b… [+3297 chars]
DIGHTON, Mass. —Officials in the Massachusetts town of Dighton are warning residents who own domestic poultry to be aware that avian flu has been detected in the state. In an announcement on Tuesday… [+2574 chars]
<ul><li>Researchers recently investigated the link between cardiovascular measures and Alzheimers disease. </li><li>They found that low high-density lipoprotein (HDL or good cholesterol), high trigly… [+5702 chars]
Even combining a Johnson & Johnson vaccine with a booster of either Johnson & Johnson, or one of the two messenger RNA vaccines, wasnt as strong as three shots of the messenger RNA vaccines i… [+7355 chars]
The light at the end of the tunnel for the COVID-19 pandemic might just be overhead. A new study shows a hands-off approach using ultraviolet light, called far-UVC light, reduced transmission of ind… [+3557 chars]
