FDA expands use of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, authorizes booster in children ages 12 to 15
Photo Cred: Ed Us/Unsplash By Liz Gold The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to expand its use...
Read MoreDietary fiber improves outcomes for melanoma patients receiving ICB therapy, study finds
Photo Cred: Iñigo De la Maza/Unsplash By Liz Gold Melanoma patients who consume a diet high in fiber had a better response to checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy (ICB), compared to patients...
Read MoreImaging shows severe COVID-19 can damage muscle tissue in heart
Photo Cred: Artem Podrez/Pexels By Avery St. Onge Scientists found significant vascular damage at the microscopic level in patients who had died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in a study...
Read MoreStudy creates model to predict lifetime risk of heart failure
Photo Cred: Pixabay By Avery St. Onge The first risk prediction model for lifetime risk of heart failure was developed and validated in a new study published in the journal,...
Read MoreMalfunctioning brain cells identified as potential target for Alzheimer’s treatment
Photo Cred: Robina Weermeijer/Unsplash By Liz Gold A rare population of potentially toxic senescent cells in human brains have been identified by Wake Forest scientists, opening the door to new...
Read MoreNew study explores link between obesity and COVID-19
Photo Cred: Neonbrand/Unsplash By Liz Gold A recent study investigated the role of obesity in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms and provides the first in vivo evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in...
Read MoreAltered lipid metabolism may be associated with ALS
Photo Cred: Edward Jenner/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A new study found people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), compared to those without the condition, had two and a half times...
Read MoreStudy shows increased risk of death for long COVID-19 patients within 12 months
Photo Cred: Fernando Zhiminaicela/Pixabay By Avery St. Onge Survivors of severe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are twice as likely to die within 12 months of their diagnosis than those with mild...
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