WARRIOR trial finds no impact of intensive therapy on heart events in women
An intensive three-drug regimen of heart medications did not significantly impact the rate of serious cardiovascular events at five years ...
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COVID-19 reduces male fertility by affecting semen quality and hormone levels
The effects of SARS-CoV-2 on sperm health and hormone balance could have significant implications for long-term reproductive well-being. Study: SARS-CoV-2 ...
New insights into COVID-19 spike protein offer hope for universal vaccines
A team led by Jose Onuchic at Rice University and Paul Whitford at Northeastern University, both researchers at the National ...
New vaccine promises broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 and other sarbecoviruses
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Wisconsin, USA, have developed a broad-spectrum vaccine that can ...
Canine transmission models provide insights into the neurological impacts of COVID-19 on human brains
In a recent study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers used dogs to investigate the histopathologic alteration caused by the ...
Unlocking ACE2: The enzyme that links COVID-19, heart disease, and diabetes
Within the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), which regulates blood volume, electrolyte balance, and systemic vascular resistance within the body, the angiotensin-converting ...
Vitamin D supplementation reduces risk of major cardiovascular events in older adults
Stroke and coronary heart disease are the two most common causes of global death, with aging increasing the risk of ...
Prior exposure to air pollutants and black carbon load predicts outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
In a recent study published in European Respiratory Journal, researchers investigated whether the accumulation of black carbon (BC) particles in ...
SARS-CoV-2 hijacks body's metabolism to amplify COVID-19 severity
In a review article published in the journal Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, scientists have discussed host metabolic alteration triggered ...
Two key physiological systems found to be involved in high-salt-induced hypertension and dementia
Dementia is defined as the loss of cognitive functioning-;including thinking, remembering, and reasoning-; and is very prevalent in Japan. Currently, ...