Research on a genetic heart disease has uncovered a new and unexpected mechanism for heart failure. This landmark discovery found
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Drug eases recovery for those with severe alcohol withdrawal
A drug once used to treat high blood pressure can help alcoholics with withdrawal symptoms reduce or eliminate their drinking,
Scientists identify possible COVID-19 treatment
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant illness and death while treatment options remain limited. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Can memory manipulation help treat alcohol addiction?
In the United States alone, over 14 million adults suffer from alcohol use disorder. For those that seek treatment, 90%
Researchers identify three drugs as possible therapeutics for COVID-19
Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center working with colleagues at the University of New Mexico have identified
Gut microbiota forms a molecule that can contribute to diabetes progression
It is the bacterial changes in the gut that increase the levels of imidazole propionate, the molecule that makes the
How the polio vaccine virus occasionally becomes dangerous
While the world reels from the spread of SARS-CoV2, the new coronavirus behind COVID-19, a much older and previously feared
Ovarian cancer cells cooperate to metastasize
Any given tumor is composed of a multitude of cell types that can each look or behave differently from its
Study questions blood pressure drug guidance based on age and ethnicity
No evidence found to support differing advice according to age and ethnicity Current UK guidance on drug treatment for high blood pressure—which
