Researchers develop more reliable rapid COVID-19 tests
Photo Cred: Annie Spratt/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have developed two rapid diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that are...
Read MoreMolecule critical to functional brain rejuvenation identified in new study
Photo Cred: Edward Jenner/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A new study from the Neuroscience Initiative team at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASCR) at The Graduate Center of the City University...
Read MoreYale researchers say common cold could protect against COVID-19
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Exposure to the rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, can protect against infection by the virus which causes the novel...
Read MoreFDA approves controversial new Alzheimer’s drug
Photo Cred: Mart Production/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug to treat patients with Alzheimer’s disease, the first in nearly two decades,...
Read MoreNerve cells differently control feeding, glucose metabolism
Photo Cred: Colin Behrens/Pixabay By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne, the Cluster of Excellence for Ageing Research CECAD at the University of...
Read MoreTestosterone therapy may reduce non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in men
Photo Cred: Edward Jenner/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Testosterone therapy may reduce non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese men with functional hypogonadism and type-2 diabetes, according to a new study...
Read MoreStudy underscores role of race, poverty in COVID-19
Photo Cred: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A new analysis by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) offers new perspective on the disproportionate impact that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has...
Read MoreVitamin B6 deficiency could lead to cognitive impairments, study finds
Photo Cred: Misael Moreno/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Vitamin B6 deficiency enhances the noradrenergic system, leading to behavioral deficits, according to a new study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry. Schizophrenia...
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