“Good” cholesterol cannot reduce heart attack risk, study finds
HDL (high-density lipoprotein), or “good” cholesterol, absorbs cholesterol and carries it back to the liver.
The liver then flushes it from the body.
Previous research found that...
Common factors that can increase your risk of colon cancer
Avoiding risk factors and increasing protective factors may help prevent cancer.
Avoiding cancer risk factors may help prevent certain cancers. Risk factors include smoking, being...
A healthy lifestyle gives you more years without Alzheimer’s
Scientists from Rush University found that a healthy lifestyle is associated with a longer life expectancy among both men and women, and they live...
New vaccine made of common dietary supplements could prevent COVID-19
Scientists from Tel Aviv University developed a new vaccine that contains several common dietary supplements to protect against COVID-19 as well as several common winter...
New COVID-19 nasal spray better than current antibody treatments
Scientists from Northwestern University and elsewhere found that a new protein-based antiviral nasal spray is better than current antibody treatments.
The drug is being advanced...
How to keep kidneys healthy if you have diabetes
The best way to slow or prevent diabetes-related kidney disease is to try to reach your blood glucose and blood pressure goals.
Healthy lifestyle habits...
This oral drug could reduce COVID-19 death risk by 55%
Scientists from Veru Inc., an oncology biopharmaceutical company, found a novel COVID-19 drug reduces deaths by 55% in patients at high risk for Acute...
How to live with heart failure
If you have heart failure, you will likely have to follow a treatment plan for the rest of your life.
Even with treatment, heart failure often gets...
Diet and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease
Can eating a specific food or following a particular diet help prevent or delay dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease?
Many studies suggest that what we...
Common signs of Alzheimer’s disease people should know
Scientists continue to unravel the complex brain changes involved in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
It seems likely that damage to the brain...