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Check out our blog to see the latest newsIs a flu vaccine with long-term effectiveness on the horizon?
Medical News Today Article By Jessica Freeborn on May 15, 2024 — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. Developing a long lasting flu vaccine could be highly beneficial for the health of society, and research is getting closer to this goal. A study published...
Can a personalized antibiotics, prebiotics, and probiotics combo help treat IBS?
Medical News Today Article By Hannah Flynn on May 5, 2024 — Fact checked by Harriet Pike, Ph.D. Patients treated with a precision approach to post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) reported improved symptoms in a small cohort of 13 participants with IBS in a...
New mRNA cancer vaccine helps immune system fight deadly brain tumors
Medical News Today Article By Corrie Pelc on May 7, 2024 — Fact checked by Kevin Cyr, MD Glioblastoma is the most common type of brain cancer, affecting about 3 in every 100,000 people globally each year. Recent research shows that glioblastoma incidence is rising due...
AI tool may help detect cancer in a few minutes with a drop of blood
Medical News Today Article By Tim Newman on April 29, 2024 — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. Scientists in China have created a dried blood spot test to diagnose cancer. In the new study, they focused on pancreatic, gastric, and colorectal cancer....
Can aspirin help prevent colorectal cancer development and progression?
Medical News Today Article By Eileen Bailey on April 22, 2024 — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. Taking low-dose aspirin over a long period of time might slow or even prevent the progression of colorectal cancer, according to a study published by today...
Could HIV drugs help keep Alzheimer’s at bay?
Medical News Today Article By Corrie Pelc on April 19, 2024 — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D Researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla, CA, have recently conducted a study which suggests that medications commonly used...
Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may help treat heart failure in diabetes, obesity
Medical News Today Article By Katharine Lang on April 10, 2024 — Fact checked by Amanda Ward As the prevalence of obesity increases worldwide, the need for effective treatments for related health conditions is becoming more urgent. In the United States, more than 42%...
Higher blood caffeine levels linked to lower obesity and osteoarthritis risk
Medical News Today Article By Corrie Pelc on March 5, 2024 — Fact checked by Hannah Flynn According to the latest research, more than 1 billion people around the world — both adults and children — have obesity. Obesity can increase a person’s risk for several health...
Hair loss drug finasteride may also help reduce heart disease risk
Medical News Today Article By Tony Hicks on February 23, 2024 — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. A drug that puts more hair on one’s head may also make for a stronger heart. A new study published in the Journal of Lipid Research states that the hair loss...
RA drug may help stop disease progression in people at higher risk
Medical News Today Article By Dan Gray on February 15, 2024 — Fact checked by Jennifer Chesak, MSJ Researchers in the United Kingdom are reporting that a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may also proactively prevent the disease before it’s diagnosed. In...