Why some processed meat is strongly linked to cancer while other not
Scientists from Queen's University Belfast found a big difference between processed meat treated with nitrites and nitrite-free processed meat.
The research is published in Nutrients...
What to know about the omicron subvariant driving up US COVID cases
Recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the BA.5 strain of omicron is now the dominant form of coronavirus in...
Both keto and Mediterranean diets could help control blood sugar
Scientists from Stanford University found that while the keto and Mediterranean diets both can help people manage diabetes, the Mediterranean diet appears easier to...
COVID-19 doubles risk of mental health and financial problems in older people
Scientists from the University College London found that people over the age of 52 appear to be twice as likely to develop mental health...
Eating too little salt may worsen heart failure, study finds
Scientists from Sun Yat-sen University found that restricting salt intake is considered a key component of heart failure treatment, but restricting it too much...
COVID antibodies could stay in the body for about 500 days, study finds
Scientists from the University of Texas found that adults who get COVID-19 could have antibodies circulating in their blood for nearly 500 days after...
Scientists find how to treat slightly high blood pressure
In a recent study from the American Heart Association, researchers suggest that doctors should consider prescribing medication for patients with slightly elevated blood pressure...
This drug can prevent sudden cardiac death without side effects
In a recent study from King’s College London, researchers found a new drug, OCT2013, could prevent sudden cardiac death as effectively as the drug...
This Japanese plant may cut cancer risk from processed meat
Scientists from the University of Reading found that bacon could be back on the menu of health-conscious diners thanks to unlikely salvation: Japanese knotweed.
They...
Vegan diet could reduce arthritis pain, study finds
Scientists from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine found a low-fat vegan diet, without calorie restrictions, improves joint pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
The...