Estrogen hormone may protect women from severe COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Helsinki found an older woman’s estrogen levels may be linked to her chances of dying from COVID-19.
They found higher...
Scientists find a major cause of weakness in older people
Scientists from Ohio University found that the nervous system plays an important role in age-related weakness.
They suggest that physical weakness in aging may be...
Obesity can strongly reduce antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines
Scientists from Istanbul University found that adults (aged 18 or older) with severe obesity generate a much weaker immune response to COVID-19 vaccination compared...
She’s been a nurse for 50 years; the last 30, she’s also been a...
Over five decades in nursing, Marilyn Rantz has done it all. She's gone from working one-on-one with patients and serving as an administrator to...
Scientists find how to reverse high blood pressure in lungs
Scientists from the University of California San Diego found how to treat high blood pressure in the lungs.
The research is published in Science Translational...
This COVID drug may also help treat long COVID
Scientists from the University of California, San Francisco found that an antiviral drug used to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients may also benefit patients with...
Vegan diets could lower blood sugar, boost weight loss in type 2 diabetes
Scientists from the Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen found that a 12-week vegan diet may result in clinically meaningful weight loss and improve blood sugar...
When your back hurts: don’t let back pain knock you flat
Is your back hurting? You’re in good company.
In any 3-month period, about 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. has at least one day...
Scientists find drug combo that prevent stroke and heart disease
Scientists from Tehran University of Medical Sciences found that a cheap drug combo of four common drugs could help prevent heart attacks, strokes and...
This oil may boost muscle function and size in older people
Scientists from the University of Glasgow found that krill oil may be beneficial to muscle function and size in healthy people over the age...