The authors of a recent study found that healthy older adults who took a daily, low dose of aspirin were at higher risk of receiving a diagnosis of advanced cancers and dying from cancer than those w…
With age, the human immune system becomes less effective at tackling infections and less responsive to vaccinations. At the same time, the aging immune system is associated with chronic inflammation,…
A new study assesses the influence of anti-vaccination tweets on residents of the United States counties where they were sent. Health professionals consider vaccines to be one of the great achieveme…
A new research article identifies the factors that enabled South Korea to handle the COVID-19 pandemic particularly well. The research, which appears in The American Review of Public Administration,…
As the world awakens more and more to systemic racism and racial disparities in healthcare, we examine sleep a key component of health. Are there racial disparities in the amount of shut-eye that Ame…
In an interview with Medical News Today, James Hindley, Ph.D., from Indoor Biotechnologies explains how his company is developing a new T cell test during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also reveals why t…
Although racial minorities experience disproportionality higher rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death, they are significantly underrepresented in COVID-19 clinical trials, according…
Hallucinations are sensory perceptions that appear in the absence of stimuli. Although they are often associated with illnesses such as schizophrenia, these phenomena can occur in the absence of ment…
According to a new study, baby boomers lose more cognitive function than people of previous generations, reversing a recent trend. Over the last few decades, cognition was improving among people ove…
Research shows there are more COVID-19 cases as temperature and humidity fall. A recent study points to more severe cases in cold and dry weather. Do these findings suggest COVID-19 is seasonal? Expe…
