Hormone found could point to potential obesity treatment
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A hormone that can suppress food intake and increase the feeling of fullness in mice has shown similar results in humans and non-human primates,...
Read MoreReport details COVID-19 as trigger of recurrent Guillain–Barré syndrome
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School reported the first instance of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) triggering a recurrence of Guillain-Barré syndrome,...
Read MoreGut microbiome influences lung disease, research finds
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury New research led by the Centenary Institute, the University of Technology Sydney, and the University of Queensland found a link between chronic obstructive...
Read MoreSurvey looks at how COVID-19 affects eye health
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Sore eyes are the most significant vision-based indicator of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to new research published in the journal BMJ Open...
Read MoreMediterranean diet reduced risk for diabetes, other adverse health outcomes
Photo Cred: Engin Akyurt/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Women who adhered to a more Mediterranean-like diet had a 30 percent lower rate of type 2 diabetes than women who did not,...
Read MoreOxford COVID-19 vaccine safe and protective against disease, phase 3 trial results say
Photo Cred: RODNAE Productions/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The first full results from interim analysis of the Oxford-AstraZeneca novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine trials found the vaccine has an acceptable safety profile...
Read MoreStudy demonstrates how gut bacteria help ward off viruses
Photo Cred: Edward Jenner/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A new study in mice identified the specific population of gut microbes that modulates both localized and systemic immune response to ward off...
Read MoreFDA authorizes combo COVID-19 and flu home test for emergency use
Photo Cred: Annie Spratt/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization on Friday to the first at-home diagnostic test for both the novel...
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