Flu vaccination may reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease by 40%
Scientists from UTHealth Houston found that people who received at least one influenza vaccine were 40% less likely than their non-vaccinated peers to develop...
COVID-19 may be linked to thyroid diseases
Scientists from London Medical Laboratory found that there is a direct link between SARS-CoV-2 and abnormal thyroid function.
They found two factors may be at...
Hearing and vision issues linked to cognitive impairment in older people
Scientists from the University of Toronto found hearing impairment and vision impairment to be independently linked to cognitive impairment.
They found older adults with hearing impairment...
Your BMI is linked to death and longer ICU stay for COVID
Scientists from the University of Gothenburg found in patients with COVID-19, a high body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of...
Why women’s heart attacks are often missed
Scientists from the University of Florida found why women's heart attacks are often missed.
The research is published in American Heart Journal Plus and was...
Taking opioids at home after surgery: More harms than benefits
Scientists from McGill University found that prescribing opioid analgesics at discharge after surgery does not reduce pain and increases the risk of health problems.
These...
Scientists develop new blood test to predict liver cancer risk
Scientists from UT Southwestern have developed a simple blood test to predict which NAFLD patients are most likely to develop liver cancer.
The research is...
COVID vaccines are safe for people with heart disease
Scientists from The University of Hong Kong found that COVID-19 vaccination is not linked to an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in...
Your blood type may predict your risk of chronic diseases
Scientists from Karolinska Institutet found links between certain blood groups and 49 diseases, including a finding that having blood group B seems to be...
Vaccination and previous infection may not effectively stop newer COVID-19 subvariants
Scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found that newer COVID-19 subvariants are less vulnerable to immunity induced by vaccination and previous infection.
The research...