05 Aug 2022 --- Integrating quinoa as part of a regular diet may prevent the development of Type II diabetes because it helps control glucose changes, according to a study coming out of Spain. And, i… [+4146 chars]
August 5, 2022 For people with coronary heart disease, beta-blockers can improve survival and quality of life, while aspirin and other antiplatelet medications can reduce the risk of a heart attack. … [+3842 chars]
AI; lung cancer: In a new study, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer-aided diagnosis tool helped radiologists and pulmonologists better predict the cancer risk of lung nodules found on c… [+5297 chars]
Research questionUse of mRNA technology by two drug companies, Pfizer and Moderna, in the design of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, revolutionized the response to this in… [+1438 chars]
Reader Ann F. writes: "I remember learning a bit about incomplete proteins a long time ago, and that if you combined, say, beans with corn, you had a complete protein, much as if you'd eaten eggs, or… [+2936 chars]
Coloured transmision electron micrograph (TEM) of HIV particles (pink) budding from the surface of a T cell (blue).Credit: NIBSC/Science Photo Library An injectable drug that protects people at high… [+6003 chars]
COVID-19 may be linked to a rise in bacterial brain infections in children, a new study suggests. When the pandemic hit, doctors at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids… [+5284 chars]
Theres no escaping ageing and nor should we feel pressure to look like weve escaped it. But looking much older or younger than your biological age isnt all down to genetics. Lifestyle can really mak… [+5587 chars]
HEARTBURN is enough to put you off your food. Most of us have experienced the horrible burning sensation from time to time, but plenty of people really suffer with a condition called GERD (gastroesop… [+3548 chars]
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID, originated from bats and then, probably after passing through an intermediary host, gained the ability to infect humans. Many new viruses that emerge in thi… [+4711 chars]
Retinoids are a class of anti-aging compounds derived from vitamin A. Vitamin A is the first vitamin approved by the Food and Drug Administration as an anti-wrinkle agent that changes appearance of t… [+6580 chars]