Scientists find the true burden of fatty liver disease
In a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that people with advanced liver scarring caused by obesity, diabetes, and...
The night before a big presentation, lawyer-mother has a heart attack
About every other month for nearly a year, Cherée Johnson would wake up in the middle of the night with a sharp pain in...
Scientists can find signs of Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear
In a recent study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers found healthy people with a higher genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease may show differences in brain structure...
Why children much less likely to get severe COVID-19
In a new study from University College London, researchers found fundamental differences in the immune response of adults and children can help to explain...
Scientists find an important cause of kidney disease
In a new study from Australian National University, researchers found have identified a gene that shows the kidney has its own way of resisting...
How to reduce frailty to lower dementia
In a new study from Dalhousie University, researchers found reducing frailty in older adults could be an effective strategy to prevent dementia.
They found that...
People with bowel diseases have more microplastics in their feces
In a new study from Nanjing Medical University, researchers found that people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have more microplastics in their feces than...
Older people can benefit from blood pressure checking at home
More than half of adults between the ages of 50 and 80 have a health condition that puts them at high risk of major...
COVID-19 can cause vascular damage to the heart
In a new study from the University of Göttingen, researchers found big changes in the heart muscle tissue of people who died from COVID-19.
They...
No more doubts: e-cigs are less toxic than traditional cigarettes
In a new study from Temple University and elsewhere, researchers confirmed that e-cigs are less toxic than traditional cigarettes.
Thousands of studies with different and...