This kidney disease linked to high risk of heart attack, stroke
Glomerular diseases damage the glomeruli, letting protein and sometimes red blood cells leak into the urine.
Sometimes a glomerular disease also interferes with the clearance of...
This study shows a new way to detect dementia before symptoms appear
In a recent study from Boston University and elsewhere, researchers found a blood biomarker that could help identify people with the earliest signs of...
Your liver is just under three years old, no matter how old you are
Scientists from the Dresden University of Technology found that regardless of people’s age, their liver is always under three years old.
The research is published...
Shark antibodies may hold the key to stopping COVID-19
Fossil evidence suggests that sharks first existed 420 million years ago, predating humanity, Mount Everest, and even trees.
Over the course of time, sharks and...
Most cardiac arrests happen at home. Here’s how to make yours ‘heartsafe’
When a fire happens, people know to stop, drop and roll. People practice tornado drills at work and are taught how to avoid being...
Three grams of omega-3 a day keeps high blood pressure away
Scientists from the Macau University of Science and Technology found that roughly 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids each day, in food or supplement...
Scientists find new way to treat inflammation
The nervous system is known to communicate with the immune system and regulate inflammation in the body.
Scientists from Karolinska Institutet found how electrical activation...
New drug combo may treat blood cancer effectively
Scientists from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre found a new combination therapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that shows greater potency in a preclinical study...
Longer interval between COVID-19 vaccines gives you 9 times as many antibodies
In a recent study, scientists from the UK Health Security Agency found that a longer interval between primary COVID-19 vaccine doses can boost antibody...
Food allergy linked to lower risk of COVID-19 infection
Scientists from the HEROS study team found that people with food allergies are less likely to become infected with COVID-19 than people without them....