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Allergy, asthma may increase your risk of heart disease

Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital found how allergic asthma and other associated allergies may be risk factors for heart disease and how medications...

More younger adults hospitalized for stroke, study finds

Scientists from the University of Kentucky found that stroke hospitalizations for younger adults – along with the cardiovascular risk factors associated with them –...

Omicron subvariants weaken vaccine and antibody treatment effectiveness

Scientists from Columbia University found only one currently authorized antibody treatment retains its activity against all Omicron subvariants. They also found that the effectiveness of...

Good sleep may improve symptoms in people with dementia

Scientists from the University of Surrey and elsewhere found that how well people with dementia sleep can affect their symptoms the following day. Moreover, their...

Pfizer vaccine prevented almost 700,000 hospitalizations and 110,000 deaths in US

Scientists found that in 2021 the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine prevented 8.7 million symptomatic cases of the virus, as well as 690,000 hospitalizations and more than...

These herb supplements may harm your heart rate

Herbal supplements may be natural, but that does not mean they are always safe. Scientists from the University Hospital of Geneva reported a patient who...

This study shows the major cause of Parkinson’s disease

Scientists from the University of Copenhagen found that the most common form of the disease, encompassing 90% to 95% of all Parkinson’s Disease cases...

Trained sniffer dogs can accurately detect people with COVID-19

Scientists from the University of Helsinki found that trained sniffer dogs can accurately detect airport passengers infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. This...

Soy is the best protein source for your kidney health

Scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong found that soy protein is the best for kidney function. The research is published in Clinical Biochemistry...

Bad air day: Air quality and your health

In many parts of the country, summer has the worst air quality of any season. When the forecast says it’s a code red day for...