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Adding refined fiber to processed food could harm your health

In a study from Georgia State University and elsewhere, scientists found adding highly refined fiber to processed foods could have negative effects on human...

Waiting for takeoff, her heart stopped. Flight attendants came to the rescue.

Vonnie Gaither hated leaving a reunion of extended family in Baltimore. Still, she had to tear herself away to start the trek back home to...

Type 2 diabetes remission is possible even in people with lower body weight

In a study from Newcastle University, scientists found everyone has a "personal fat threshold," which if exceeded, will allow type 2 diabetes (T2D) to...

Scientists recommends tailoring colorectal cancer screening for 45-to-49-year-olds

It's been a year since national recommendations issued by the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force called for colorectal cancer (CRC)...

COVID-19 infection may increase risk of type 1 diabetes in children

In a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, scientists found testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is associated with...

Common diabetes drug may increase heart failure risk

In a recent study from Yale School of Public Health and elsewhere, scientists found that the diabetes drug rosiglitazone is linked to an increased...

Vitamin B3 may help treat vision loss

In a study from Mount Sinai, scientists found that nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, can inhibit aggressive cell transformations during wound healing and...

Stop drinking alcohol to reduce irregular heartbeat problems

In a recent study from Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and elsewhere, scientists found stop drinking alcohol could help reduce irregular heartbeat problems. Atrial fibrillation (a-fib)...

Scientists find new COVID-like virus could infect humans, resist vaccines

In a study from Washington State University and elsewhere, scientists found a recently discovered virus in a Russian bat that is similar to SARS-CoV-2,...

Scientists find potential new way to treat pancreatic cancer

In a study from Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, scientists found a gene marker that may lead to a more effective, precision treatment for...