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Eating this food every week could prevent recurrent heart disease

In a new study, researchers found that eating oily fish regularly can help prevent heart disease in high-risk individuals, such as those who already...

Current COVID-19 vaccines and antibodies may not beat new variants

In a new study, researchers examined the U.K. and South Africa variants of SARS-CoV-2 and predicted that current vaccines and certain monoclonal antibodies may...

3 in 4 people with severe COVID-19 have this health problem

In a new study, researchers confirmed that being obese greatly raises the odds that people get severe COVID-19. The finding supports calls for obese Americans...

This new type of diabetes can be an early sign of pancreatic cancer

In a recent study published in Gut, researchers found that type 3c diabetes or pancreatogenic diabetes, could also be an early sign of pancreatic...

This widely-used painkiller can harm your blood pressure

In a recent study published in Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, researchers found that acetaminophen, a common painkiller for headaches could make blood pressure...

Why smoking can make COVID-19 deadlier

In a new study, researchers found for the first time that cigarette smoke toxicity impacts the protective biofilm in the lungs, particularly concerning when...

8 ways pollutions can harm your health

In a new study, researchers found chemical pollutants could harm the body in 8 ways: oxidative stress and inflammation, genomic alterations and mutations, epigenetic...

A fast, low-cost method to detect COVID-19 infection

In a new study, researchers developed improved protocols for the detection of COVID-19. The method can detect a positive sample in a pool with 25...

Scientists find a big cause of congenital heart disease

In a new study, researchers found an important cause of congenital heart disease. They discovered that certain loss of functions in the PLD1 (Phospholipase D1)...

Appetite linked to healthier gut in older people

In a new study, researchers found that over-60s with a good appetite have more diverse and different communities of microbes in their gut than...