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How much and when you can eat if you suffer from diabetes

Some people with diabetes need to eat at about the same time each day. Others can be more flexible with the timing of their...

One-third of Greenlanders have high genetic risks of high cholesterol, heart disease

Scientists from the University of Copenhagen found that a genetic variant that is present in nearly 30% of Greenlanders is linked to high cholesterol...

Pfizer vaccination can treat COVID-19 successfully

Scientists from Cardiff University found doctors can successfully use vaccination to treat a patient with COVID-19. It is thought to be the first instance of...

The pandemic has reached a plateau, but for how long?

The U.S. appears to have reached a plateau with the omicron subvariant that's surged this spring, but it's too early to know if positive...

Scientists find why aspirin can prevent colon cancer

Cancer starts when cells start dividing uncontrollably. Scientists from the University of California Irvine found for the first time that aspirin changes the way colorectal cancer cell populations...

One in 500 men carry extra sex chromosome, having higher risk of diabetes, heart...

Scientists from the universities of Cambridge and Exeter found that around one in 500 men could be carrying an extra X or Y chromosome—most...

Stroke can cut life expectancy by one third

Scientists from the University of Queensland found that almost two-thirds of acute stroke patients fail to survive more than a decade and have a...

Why common herbs may help lower high blood pressure

Common herbs, including lavender, fennel, and chamomile, have a long history as folk medicines used to lower blood pressure. Documented use of botanical folk medicines...

Unvaccinated people with heart failure 3 times more likely to die from COVID

Scientists from Mount Sinai Heart found that heart failure patients who are unvaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are three times more...

This common depression drug may help fight dangerous brain cancer

Glioblastoma is a difficult to treat, often deadly, brain cancer. It’s the most common malignant brain cancer in adults, but scientists don’t have any way...