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High-fat food can change the brain very quickly

In a new study, researchers found eating a diet of high-fat foods can change the brain super quickly. The diet contributes to irregularities in the...

Burning and tingling in your feet? You may have this neuropathy disease

In a new study, researchers found the number of people experiencing numbness, tingling and pain in their feet with no known cause has been...

‘Broken heart syndrome’ is real, as this librarian learned the hard way

The chest pains began during a board meeting for the public library Cheryl Lawson oversaw. Indigestion, she thought. She walked around a bit, trying to...

COVID may cause a new wave of diabetes, study finds

In a new study published in Nature Metabolism, researchers found a new long-term health concern in patients hospitalized with COVID-19—an increase in high blood...

Higher blood pressure at night linked to Alzheimer’s disease

In a recent study published in Hypertension, researchers found that higher blood pressure at night than in daytime may be a risk factor for...

A new way to find diabetes-related eye disease early

In a recent study published in PLOS One, researchers found new biomarkers in the eyes could unlock the key to helping manage diabetic retinopathy,...

This diet can reduce leaky gut in older people

In a new study from the University of Barcelona, researchers found a polyphenol-rich diet improves gut health in old people. Polyphenols are compounds that we...

Never heard of sepsis? It’s common, dangerous and a threat to your heart

When former President Bill Clinton was treated for sepsis earlier this month, it put a spotlight on a common illness not often discussed. But...

Statins may not help lower COVID-19 severity or death, study finds

In the worldwide effort to battle SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, researchers have often turned to medications used as therapies for other conditions...

Common depression drugs plus pain killers may increase gut bleeding

In a new study from Creighton University, researchers found taking common painkillers alongside antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may raise the chances...