People with weakened bones should exercise regularly to cut falls risk
Scientists from Loughborough University suggest that people with weakened bones (osteoporosis) shouldn't be afraid to exercise regularly. This can help maximize bone health, stave off...
Despite the uncertainty, there is hope for long COVID patients
It’s estimated one in 10 people infected with SARS-CoV-2 will have lingering symptoms, but most people will improve over time. As the world came to...
This study shows a common cause of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease
Scientists from Uppsala University found that deep belly fat is a major risk factor for diabetes and heart disease. They found that deep belly fat...
This study shows the cause of severe inflammation in COVID-19
Clinical evidence showed that the leading cause of death in COVID-19 patients is the dangerous condition known as a cytokine storm. Scientists from the University...
COVID-19 leads to high blood clot risk
Scientists from the University of Oxford found that around 1 in 100 people with COVID-19 developed dangerous blood clots, with rates higher in men,...
Medicinal cannabis could reduce pain and painkiller use in people with cancer
Scientists from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology found for most cancer patients who used medical cannabis, pain improved strongly, other cancer-related symptoms also...
‘Natural immunity’ from COVID-19 omicron is weak and limited
Scientists from Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco found that in unvaccinated people, infection with the omicron variant of COVID-19 provides little long-term immunity...
Increasing urban greenery could have prevented 34,000 US deaths in the past 20 years
Scientists from Boston University found that increasing greenery in US urban areas may substantially reduce death. They found that increasing green vegetation in large, metropolitan...
This hormone treatment may reduce COVID-19 deaths
Scientists from the University of Southampton found that receiving hormone replacement therapy within six months of a recorded diagnosis of COVID-19 was linked to...
Healthy body, happy heart: how to improve your heart health
Every moment of the day, your heart is pumping blood throughout your body. In silent moments, you can hear the thump-thump-thump of its demanding...