How does your heart know which body side to be on?
Although the human body is externally symmetrical on left and right, it has remarkable left and right asymmetries in the shape, size and positioning of many internal organs, including the heart, lungs, liver, stomach and brain.
High blood pressure can be a big risk factor of cognitive decline
The chance that former professional football players will be diagnosed with high blood pressure rises in step with the number of concussions the athletes sustained.
1 in 2 people with cancer may get long COVID, study finds
More than one in two cancer patients at a US cancer center experienced symptoms of long COVID-19 for more than six months after initial infection.
This alcohol treatment benefits people with high blood pressure
In a study from Kaiser Permanente, scientists found an alcohol brief intervention (BI) in primary care can improve health outcomes for adults with high...
New blood test can detect prostate cancer with 94% accuracy
In a study from the University of East Anglia, scientists have helped develop a new blood test to detect prostate cancer with greater accuracy...
New treatment can reduce COVID-19 hospitalization risk by 50%
In a study from Toronto Center for Liver Disease and elsewhere, scientists found a single dose of the antiviral drug peginterferon lambda reduced by...
Lifelong runner and newlywed gets pacemaker to power her heart
After their Hawaii honeymoon, newlyweds Jackie Ng-Osorio and her husband, Kane, set a goal of training together for the Honolulu Marathon.
The race went well....
Scientists find new way to detect early-stage Alzheimer’s disease
In a study from the University of New Mexico and elsewhere, scientists found a unique biomarker that could lead to new diagnostic tests to...
Two or more cups of coffee may double heart death risk in people with...
A recent study found drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of death from heart disease among people...
Research shows an early sign of a new type of dementia LATE
A recent study from the University of California San Diego found an early sign of LATE.
Limbic predominate age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, or LATE, is a...