Bacteria in mouth may cause colon cancer to spread
A diverse array of bacteria lives in the human mouth as part of a vital ecosystem known as the oral microbiome.
In a study from...
Many Americans have stopped using sleep medications
Scientists from the University of Florida found the use of medication to treat sleep disturbances has fallen dramatically in the United States in recent years after several decades...
Scientists develop new drug to treat type 2 diabetes
In a study from Helmholtz Munich and elsewhere, scientists have developed a new hormone combination for the future treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Scientists have...
Sugar could cause excessive belly fat and heart fat
In a study from the University of Minnesota, scientists found that sugar consumption is linked with larger fat deposits around the heart and in...
Research finds a major cause of deadly breast cancer
Scientists from South Australia how an obscure protein causes breast cancer to develop.
High levels of Creld2 have been linked to the most aggressive types...
Eating whole grains could help reduce type 2 diabetes risk
In a study from Erasmus University, scientists found that eating high-quality carbohydrates, such as whole grains, was associated with a lower risk for type...
COVID-19 is not just a respiratory illness, it can cause strokes too
Scientists from the University of Connecticut found that COVID patients have an added risk of stroke.
They analyzed data on more than 20,000 U.S. adults...
Common gut disease linked to doubled dementia risk
In a study from Taipei Veterans General Hospital, scientists found that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, is linked...
Heavy smoking and smoke inhalation may make heart attacks more deadly
Scientists from Hospital Lariboisiere in France found that the risk of death or poor prognosis after a heart attack is more than 20-fold higher...
Diabetes may make bones less bendable, more prone to fracture
In a study from C San Francisco, UC Davis, and UC Berkeley, scientists confirmed that besides impairing cardiovascular and kidney function, Type 2 diabetes...