Fungi causing deadly lung infections found throughout the US
In a study from Washington University in St. Louis, scientists found three types of fungi that cause serious lung infections and were once thought...
Common nutrient in meat, fish and beans may be key to preventing Alzheimer’s
In a recent study, scientists found that a lifelong dietary regimen of choline holds the potential to prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Choline is a nutrient...
Lifestyle habit changes may reduce colon cancer risk
In a study from the Cancer Registry of Norway, scientists found lifestyle habit changes are associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk.
They examined changes in lifestyle...
How COVID can disturb your sleep and dreams – and what could help
By the end of 2022, more than 650 million COVID infections had been reported to the World Health Organization.
With the true number likely much...
Inflammation in COVID-19 can change the smallest vessels in the heart
Scientists found how inflammation in COVID-19 can change the smallest vessels in the heart.
Old blood pressure drug may help treat PTSD
In a study from Augusta University, scientists found a 50-year-old blood pressure drug could find a new purpose as a treatment to mitigate the...
In diabetes, women more likely to have this complication than men
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes two clinical pictures: deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary artery embolism, the latter being a dangerous complication of thrombosis.
Typically, the risk of developing venous...
Scientists find new way to tackle long COVID
Long COVID has emerged as a pandemic within the pandemic.
As scientists work to untangle the many remaining unanswered questions about how the initial infection...
The best time to take high blood pressure drugs
A recent study from the University of Vigo and elsewhere found people with high blood pressure who take all their medication in one go...
This statin drug for lowering cholesterol may harm kidney health
Statins can effectively lower high cholesterol, and many people take rosuvastatin, one member of this drug class.
A recent study from Johns Hopkins found that...