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This fasting method linked to less severe COVID-19

Scientists from Intermountain Medical Center found routine periodic fasting is associated with a lower risk for hospitalization or death in patients with COVID-19. The research...

This study shows a major cause of leaky gut, fatty liver disease

Excessive consumption of fructose — a common sweetener in the American diet — can result in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is comparably...

An avocado a day may help keep bad cholesterol at bay

Scientists from Pennsylvania State University found that eating one avocado a day as part of a heart-healthy, cholesterol-lowering moderate-fat diet can help improve bad...

Men with chronic kidney disease may have worse outcomes than women

Scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago found that men with chronic kidney disease, or CKD, are more likely to experience disease progression...

Why green spaces, walkable neighbourhoods and life-enhancing buildings can all help in the fight...

Thirty years ago dementia was a condition less understood than it is now and assumed to be a normal part of ageing. A condition which...

High insulin dosage linked to cancer

Scientists from Ohio University found that higher insulin dose is linked to higher cancer incidence and that the association is stronger among those with...

Common viruses may trigger the start of Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists from Tufts University and the University of Oxford found that varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which commonly causes chickenpox and shingles, may activate herpes simplex...

Dental care could boost health in people with diabetes or heart disease

In a recent study from Mayo Clinic, scientists found that dental care could reduce the risk of hospitalization in people with diabetes or heart...

This oral COVID-19 vaccine could effectively prevent disease and transmission

In a recent study from Duke University, scientists found a new COVID vaccine designed to be taken orally not only protects the host, but...

At 15, she knew heart disease lurked in her genes. At 37, it caught...

When a medical technician demonstrating to a high school class how to check blood pressure asked for a volunteer, 15-year-old Katie Moegenberg got the...