If you have moderate-to-high risk of kidney failure as a young adult, you may be at risk for worse cognitive
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A surprising protein player in diabetes
A protein that’s common throughout the body plays a key role in regulating glucose levels, says new research conducted in
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A tool that automatically scores dream reports used to test the ‘continuity hypothesis’
A team of researchers from Università degli studi di Roma Tre and Nokia Bell Laboratories has developed a tool that
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Body mass index is a more powerful risk factor for diabetes than genetics
Losing weight could prevent or even reverse diabetes, according to late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020. In
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This is what happens when you have a conversation with a sleep talker
“I hear the secrets that you keep, when you’re talking in your sleep,” crooned the Romantics in their 1983 single.
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Having a doctor who shares the same race may ease patient’s angst
When doctors are the same race as their patients, it can sometimes forge a sense of comfort that helps to
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5 ways we can prepare the public to accept a COVID-19 vaccine (saying it will be ‘mandatory’ isn’t one)
This week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the Australian government has signed an agreement to produce a COVID-19 vaccine under
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Teen 'allergic to touch' turns herself into a human Etch A Sketch
Emma Aldenryd, 18, has dermatographia, a rare condition that causes her skin to swell up and turn red when touched.
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Scam alert: Things a COVID-19 contact tracer wouldn’t say
State officials and federal agencies warn there’s a new phone scam circulating: Some callers posing as COVID-19 contact tracers try
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As a feeding tube user, face masks have allowed me to avoid people's stares
My nasogastric feeding tube is a prominent fixture on my face. With loops around my ear and tunnels up my
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