10% of adults may have chronic kidney disease, show study
In a recent study, scientists from the University of Manitoba found the high burden of chronic kidney disease on patients and healthcare systems, with...
Green tea could help lower the risk of type 2 diabetes
Scientists from Peking University found that drinking green tea every day is linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and several diabetic...
People who were most physically active fared worse during the COVID-19 pandemic
When the world shut down in March 2020, many of us scaled back on exercise and other physical activities.
Those resulting COVID kilos yielded interest,...
Monkeypox: What does sex have to do with it
The 2022 outbreak of monkeypox has been detected in 95 countries, and the virus has infected more than 15,000 Americans.
Although the vast majority of...
New study reveals how the gut helps drive COVID-19
New findings from Flinders University have demonstrated a molecular link between COVID-19 and serotonin cells in the gut.
The research could help provide further clues...
Coffee drinking is linked to prostate cancer development in smokers
Scientists from the University of California, San Francisco found that drinking coffee is linked to prostate cancer development in current smokers.
Prostate cancer is the most...
Scientists develop new face mask to deactivate COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Kentucky showed that a newly developed medical face mask membrane can capture and deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on...
Opioid use disorder is linked to chronic pain
Scientists from The Ohio State University found the first evidence that opioid use disorder is linked to chronic pain.
Scientists have long noted a connection...
Cannabis may raise death risk strongly in people with high blood pressure
In a study from Georgia State University, scientists found that marijuana use is linked to a three-fold risk of death from high blood pressure.
In...
Scientists find new way to prevent broad range of COVID-19 variants
The virus that causes COVID-19 today is not the same as the one that first sickened people way back in December 2019.
Many of the...