Eating peanut may protect blood vessel health
A new study from the University of Barcelona suggests that adding peanuts and peanut butter to your diet may be good for your heart...
Scientists find new clues to healthy brain aging
Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) have found that two Indigenous societies in Bolivia have some of the lowest rates of heart...
Scientists find better way to measure metabolic health
Researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) have developed a new way of measuring metabolic health.
They used a biological body mass index (BMI)...
Colorectal cancer: The best screening test is the one you take
Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in Kentucky, and it often doesn't cause symptoms, especially in its early stages.
Regular...
Beethoven’s genome provided insight into chronic health problems and cause of death
Researchers have analyzed DNA extracted from locks of hair attributed to the famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven to shed light on his health problems...
COVID-19 may change how your body responds to flu
COVID-19 may alter the body's response to other threats, but this effect is dependent on an individual's sex.
All hormonal contraceptives increase breast cancer risk
A new study at the University of Oxford looked at the risk of breast cancer associated with the use of different types of hormonal...
Women more likely to have blood clots than men in diabetes
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious condition that includes deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary artery embolism.
Both men and women are at risk of developing...
Probiotics could reduce high blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol
Researchers at Griffith University in Australia conducted a study on the impact of probiotics on heart disease risk factors.
Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that are...
People with weak bones have higher dementia risk, study finds
According to a new study at the Erasmus University Medical Center, people with low bone density may be at a higher risk of developing...