Camelina sativa oil and fatty fish may protect heart health
In a study from University of Eastern Finland, scientists found that camelina sativa oil and fatty fish may protect heart health.
New evidence on rare blood clots after COVID-19 vaccination
Scientists found new evidence on the risk of developing this very rare blood-clotting condition after COVID-19 vaccination.
Why late-night eating leads to weight gain and diabetes?
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind why eating late at night is linked to weight gain and diabetes.
Drinking milk at breakfast may lower blood sugar throughout the day
Scientists found that a change in breakfast routine may provide benefits for the management of type 2 diabetes.
Scientists find one root mechanism of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia.
It is a progressive disease beginning with mild memory loss and possibly leading to loss of the...
COVID-19 virus is becoming less severe, study finds
In a study from Massachusetts General Hospital, scientists examined the severity of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron BA.2 subvariant (the strain making a re-emergence this fall).
They...
Air pollution from traffic may be linked to higher dementia risk
Dementia describes an overall decline in memory and other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities.
In a study...
Common cholesterol-lowering drug may lower COVID-19 severity, death risk
Statin drugs lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by slowing down the liver’s production of cholesterol.
They also increase the liver’s ability to remove LDL cholesterol...
Blood type may be strongly linked to chronic diseases
A person’s type of blood can vary depending on which proteins, so-called antigens, occupy the surface of the red blood cells. Two systems—ABO and...
At risk for diabetes? Cut the carbs, study shows
Approximately 37 million Americans have diabetes, a condition that occurs when the body doesn't use insulin properly and can't regulate blood sugar levels.
Type 2...