Air pollution can speed bone loss from common disease
In a study from Columbia University, scientists found higher levels of air pollutants are linked to bone damage among older women.
The effects were most...
Active, healthy, pregnant … and in need of a new aortic valve
Erin Kidwell had worked all day and needed a break.
Exercise is her favorite release, so she did a few squats and jumping jacks, then...
We got some key things wrong about long COVID. Here are 5 things we’ve...
In late 2020 as we hid from COVID behind the moat of “fortress Australia”, we started to hear that in some people, COVID symptoms...
Faster aging may cause bowel cancer
In a study from the University of Bristol, scientists found how accelerated biological aging measured by an epigenetic clock may increase the risk of...
Drug for skin diseases may treat alcohol addiction
In a study from Oregon Health & Science University and elsewhere, scientists found a pill used to treat a common skin disease as an...
Which blood pressure number can predict your dementia, stroke risk?
Scientists from the University of Miami recently found that the bottom number (diastolic blood pressure) on a blood pressure test could be important when...
How depression, burnout impact your heart health
But in cases where feelings of depression and/or sadness persist for at least two weeks or more, that stress can begin to take a...
Scientists find brain circuit involved in fentanyl abuse and relapse
The ongoing opioid epidemic continues to take a heavy toll on American communities, with more than 80,000 opioid-related deaths reported in 2021, according to...
Widely used blood pressure drug may be harmful to your gut
Scientists from Imperial College London recently found that a type of high blood pressure drug called calcium channel blocker is linked to a higher...
Many older Americans are still taking a daily aspirin, even though it may be...
Scientists from Johns Hopkins University recently found that many older Americans are still taking a daily baby aspirin to ward off first-time heart problems—despite...