Cooking, self-management education, and intervention benefit people with diabetes
Scientists from The Ohio State University found a cooking intervention that provided food—along with diabetes self-management education to encourage healthy eating and physical activity—would...
Dentists should give high-risk people antibiotics to prevent deadly heart infection
In a study from the University of Sheffield, scientists found people who are at high risk of developing a life-threatening heart infection should be...
Scientists find a pill that reduces heart disease, obesity, fatty liver
In a recent study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, scientists found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease...
New compound from blueberries could help treat inflammatory diseases
Scientists from the Tokyo University of Science found a new compound called PSB in blueberries may be a potential treatment for chronic inflammatory diseases,...
Omicron infection provides poor natural boost for future re-infection
In a recent study from Imperial College London, scientists found that people infected with the omicron variant show poor immune boosting against future SARS-CoV-2...
How salt increases blood pressure
Dietary salt increases blood pressure in some people, putting them at higher risk for cardiovascular disease and death.
In a study from Vanderbilt University, scientists...
Common arthritis drugs may reduce protection from COVID-19 vaccine
In a study from the Arthritis Foundation, scientists found some arthritis drugs may reduce the effectiveness of COVID vaccines.
The finding suggests that disease-modifying drugs used...
Common kidney disease linked to high risk of stroke, heart attack
In a recent study, scientists found that people with glomerular disease have higher risks of heart attack and stroke.
Glomerular diseases damage the glomeruli, letting protein...
Severe COVID-19 could increase your risk of deadly blood clots
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania found people hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to develop venous thromboembolism—a potentially life-threatening condition—than those hospitalized with...
Two years after COVID infection, survivors still have higher risks of brain and mental...
In a study from the University of Oxford and elsewhere, scientists found an increased risk of some brain and mental disorders remains two years...