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Studies found people who have contracted COVID may be at greater risk for developing Type 2 diabetes.

New research from the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that blood type may have a role in the risk of having a stroke at an early age.

What if emergency medical personnel could treat a desperately ill patient in need of oxygen with a simple injection instead of having to rely on mechanical ventilation or rush to get them onto a heart-lung bypass machine?

An insulin-suppressing protein could be behind the 500 percent increase in longevity seen in queen ants compared to workers in the colony, according to a new study that scientists say could shed light on the ageing process in other species.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center found a 5% incidence of unexpected positive sonication cultures with at least five colony-forming units in patients undergoing presumed aseptic revision total joint arthroplasty.“The goals of th…

It remains unclear how some sleep patterns are linked to mortality, scientists say

Eating a lot of ultraprocessed foods significantly increases men's risk of colorectal cancer and can lead to heart disease and early death in both men and women, according to two

Subcutaneous doses of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, a master molecule that controls reproduction, may improve cognitive function in men with Down syndrome, according to results of a small pilot study built on research in mice.

A large international team of researchers has conducted a genotypic spectrum analysis for uncombable hair syndrome (UHS) and in so doing has found two pathogenic missense variants in PADI3 that account for the majority of cases. In their paper published in JA…

Scientific Reports - Leukocyte glucose index as a novel biomarker for COVID-19 severity

An outbreak study based in West Virginia showed that people who inject drugs and have had hepatitis C are at risk for additional complications of injection drug use, including HIV hepatitis A and hepatitis B infection.

The American Heart Association has published a statement supporting the use of home dialysis over in-center dialysis for patients with kidney and cardiovascular disease.“Emerging evidence supports the overarching hypothesis that a more physiological app…

The professor of psychiatry and cell biology at NYU Langone provided commentary on new findings which challenge traditional theories on the root of Alzheimer disease and how it is targeted. [WATCH TIME: 17 minutes]

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A Swedish research team suggests their vaccine candidate may protect against many SARS-Cov-2 variants.

In urban India, it is estimated to be 20-25 per cent in many cities. In metros like Chennai, up to 3 out of 4 adults could be diabetic or pre-diabetic. Moreover, Indians get diabetes at about age 30, some 10-20 years earlier than people in the West. And since…

The COVID-19 pandemic provoked anxiety across the nation for many reasons, but patients with food allergies faced increases in very specific fears, according to a study in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. As the lockdown changed ho…

Adults with type 2 diabetes or a sleep disorder have an increased risk for depression compared with those with neither condition, according to data published in the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications. In analysis of data from population-based registrie…

A cryo-EM structure for the three conformers of coxsackievirus A6 provides insight into the infection process of this enterovirus, which is responsible for numerous cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease.

A new study has shown that atrial fibrillation screening using conventional smartphones more than doubles the detection and treatment rate in older people compared to routine screening.