Influenza and pneumonia vaccinations are associated with fewer hospital deaths in patients with heart failure. One out of five individuals
Month: August 2020
Which OCD treatment works best? New brain study could lead to more personalized choices
Key differences seen in brains of patients who responded to exposure-based therapy or stress-reduction therapy; new study seeks children and
Prior Zika virus infection increases risk of severe dengue disease
Getting sick with the mosquito-borne Zika virus makes people more vulnerable to developing dengue disease later on, and to suffering
Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus also works against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers at the University of Alberta are preparing to launch clinical trials of a drug used to cure a deadly
How genetics could impact COVID-19 treatments
Over the past few months, a number of drugs have been under investigation to treat COVID-19 without well-established safety or
Do you cheat when you eat?
Just one in 1,000 people sticks to all nine official healthy eating guidelines, a major study found. Experts compared the
Gut microbes could unlock the secret to healthy ageing
Bacteria and other microorganisms in the digestive tract are linked with dozens of health conditions including high blood pressure, high
Artificial pancreas effectively controls type 1 diabetes in children age 6 and up
A clinical trial at four pediatric diabetes centers in the United States has found that a new artificial pancreas system—which
Women may mount stronger COVID-19 immune response
A new study looking at male and female immune responses to the new coronavirus may shed new light on why
Tethering together type 2 diabetes drugs increases efficacy of combination therapy
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have shown that the efficacy of a two-pronged type 2 diabetes treatment increases when the