On a snowy day, the warmth of a stranger kept one man alive
In the early months of 2021, heavy snow blanketed the city of Philadelphia.
Justin Stroh and his wife, Bess, both in their 60s, had been...
Menu calorie counts may help lower cancer risk in obese people
A new study suggests that specifying the number of calories for each item on restaurant menus could help prevent cancer cases linked with obesity...
COVID-19 infection may increase risk for diabetes, study confirms
A new study has suggested that people who get infected with the coronavirus may be at an increased risk of developing diabetes.
The study was...
Boosting the brain’s cleaning system may prevent Alzheimer’s disease
A recent study from the University of California, San Francisco, has discovered a potential new path to treating Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
The...
Psychedelics may better treat depression and anxiety symptoms than prescription antidepressants for patients with...
In people with advanced cancer, psychedelic drugs like psilocybin, LSD and MDMA may significantly reduce the severity of depression and anxiety symptoms.
Roughly 10% of...
Scientists find how to treat heart rhythm problems with light
Scientists at Northwestern University and the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new type of implant for people with heart rhythm disorders,...
Turning down the volume of pain – how to retrain your brain when you...
For every feeling we experience, there is a lot of complex biology going on underneath our skin.
Pain involves our whole body. When faced with...
This new method to manage type 2 diabetes may improve health better
In a recent study, a group of scientists from Western Sydney University wanted to improve the care of people with type 2 diabetes.
Scientists find how to reduce chronic inflammation in heart disease
Scientists from the Centenary Institute have made a significant discovery that could lead to new treatments for chronic inflammation-related diseases, including heart diseases.
Published in...
Why gum disease is linked to hard-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis
There's a medical mystery that researchers have been trying to solve: patients with gum disease are less likely to respond to treatments for rheumatoid...