In 2015, researchers began noticing that a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, empagliflozin, came with the added benefit
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Direct-to-patient COVID-19 surveillance study launches in Boston
As the number of new cases of COVID-19 begin to increase again in our area and as schools face the
Continue reading »COVID-19 infects majority of bad dreams: study
COVID-19 has turned 2020 into a nightmare for many people, as they struggle with health problems, economic uncertainty and other
Continue reading »Study confirms men have 62% increased risk of COVID associated death, possibly related to higher degree of inflammation
New research presented at this week’s ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, online 23-25 September) confirms that men with COVID-19
Continue reading »Study shows weighted blankets can decrease insomnia severity
Weighted blankets are a safe and effective intervention in the treatment of insomnia, according to Swedish researchers who found that
Continue reading »HIV drugs could prevent diabetes, study suggests
A group of drugs used to treat HIV and hepatitis B could be repurposed to prevent type 2 diabetes, a
Continue reading »More than a billion school meals not served during pandemic: study
School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to low or no-cost school breakfast and lunch programs for millions
Continue reading »Atheists are more likely to sleep better than Catholics and Baptists: study
A new study of sleep, religious affiliation, and perceptions of heaven found that atheists and agnostics are significantly more likely
Continue reading »Researchers study how tumor cells divide in the crowd
Scientists led by Dr. Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich, group leader at the Excellence Cluster Physics of Life (PoL) and the Biotechnology Center
Continue reading »Many medical ‘rainy day’ accounts aren’t getting opened or filled, study finds
One-third of the people who could benefit from a special type of savings account to cushion the blow of their
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