Ultra-processed foods – like cookies, chips, frozen meals and fast food – may contribute...
Scientists have known for years that unhealthy diets – particularly those that are high in fat and sugar – may cause detrimental changes to...
FDA advisory committee votes unanimously in favor of a one-shot COVID-19 vaccine approach
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s key science advisory panel, the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, met on Jan. 26, 2023, to...
Antioxidants from mitochondria could protect cells from dying
Scientists find how antioxidants, which are produced in our mitochondria, reach the cell surface and protect our cells from dying.
Diabetes linked to frozen shoulder, shows study
In a study from Keele University in the United Kingdom, scientists found people with diabetes are more likely to develop frozen shoulder.
Many older people have a sudden and sharp rise in blood pressure
Scientists from Yale University recently have found despite a nationwide effort to control blood pressure, the number of older people hospitalized for a sudden,...
Scientists improve treatment for common lung cancer
In a study from Upstate Medical University, scientists did a clinical trial that may have major implications for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer.
The...
One in four people with diabetes have dangerous bone disease
In a study from the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, scientists found more than one-quarter of people with diabetes have osteoporosis (OP).
They...
Some diets are said to help manage long COVID symptoms – here’s what the...
Most people who contract COVID recover within a few weeks.
But for some people, symptoms can develop later, or persist for a long time after...
Depression linked to higher heart disease risks in young adults
In a study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, scientists found young adults who feel down or depressed are more likely to develop heart disease and...
Common sleep drugs may increase dementia risk, study finds
In a study from the University of California San Francisco, scientists found that sleep medications increase the risk of dementia for people who are white.
But...