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The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Antibodies are blood proteins that are made by the immune system to protect against infection. They are known to be key players in protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection. “Our older populations are potentially more susceptible to the variants even […]
A new study has shown that several common chemicals, including pesticides, ingredients in consumer products, food additives, and drinking water contaminants, could increase the risk of breast cancer by causing cells in breast tissue to produce more of the hormones estrogen or progesterone. The findings of the study appeared in […]
A new study led by researchers at Imperial College London and University of Padua shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic. The results of the study were published in the journal Nature Communications. Researchers tested more than 85 per cent of the 3,000 […]
A new study has found that wildfire smoke may greatly increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The findings of the study appeared in the ‘Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology’. The research was led by the Center for Genomic Medicine at the Desert Research Institute (DRI), […]
The findings of a new study from UC San Francisco suggests that among non-hospitalized patients the antibiotic azithromycin was no more effective than a placebo in preventing symptoms of COVID-19. Despite widespread prescription of the antibiotic for the disease, it might increase the chance of hospitalization. The study, which was […]
The findings of a new study suggest that people with diabetes and depression who take antidepressants might face a lower risk of serious diabetes complications and death. The findings were published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. People with diabetes face a higher risk of depression, […]
A new study found that people with a history of drug dependence are much less likely to have flourishing mental health and are more likely to have mental illnesses. The findings of the study were published in the ‘International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction’. Researchers compared a nationally representative […]
According to a new study, aspirin can reduce the risk of serious cardiovascular events such as ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction (MI – heart attack) in patients with pneumonia. The new research, presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), appeared in the European Respiratory […]
According to the findings of new research, supplementing testosterone significantly reduces heart attacks and strokes in men with unnaturally low levels of the hormone. The ten-year study presented at the European Association of Urology congress involved over 800 men from Germany and Qatar with testosterone deficiency, whose family history, blood […]
According to a new study, muscle relaxant drugs are largely ineffective for low back pain, despite being widely prescribed for the condition. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘The BMJ’. The results of the research showed that muscle relaxants might reduce pain in the short term, […]
