Cooking heat could hold clues to heart disease
In a study from the University of Edinburgh, scientists found that food cooked at high heat may carry toxic chemicals that raise the risk...
Common food additive could promote gut inflammation, colon cancer
In a study from Georgia State University, scientists found that emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf...
Vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids do not help lower risk of frailty
Frailty is defined as a reduced physiological reserve and ability to cope with acute stresses.
Up to half of adults over the age of 85...
Research finds a major cause of artery-damaging inflammation
In a recent study from New York University, scientists found that platelets are the trigger of an artery-damaging inflammatory response.
Platelets are tiny, sticky cellular...
Recommended blood pressure drug may have harmful side effects
In a recent study from Columbia University, scientists found that chlorthalidone, the guideline-recommended diuretic for lowering blood pressure, causes more serious side effects than...
Medical cannabis linked to to higher risk of heart rhythm problems
In a study from Gentofte University, scientists found people with chronic pain who use medical cannabis have a higher risk for heart rhythm disorders...
Overweight, not high blood sugar, linked to higher risk of COVID-19, long COVID
In a study from University College London, scientists found that high body mass index (BMI), rather than high blood sugar levels, are associated with...
Researchers find big cause of weakness in older people
In a recent study from Ohio University and elsewhere, scientists found that the nervous system plays an important role in age-related weakness.
They found that...
Aspirin could help treat tuberculosis, the deadliest infectious disease
Tuberculosis (TB)—which affects a third of the global population—currently kills two million people every year.
TB is a disease caused by infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium...
Stanford engineers develop new wearable device to monitor tumor size
Engineers at Stanford University have created a small, autonomous device with a stretchable and flexible sensor that can be adhered to the skin to...