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Many people with long COVID get memory problems, Cambridge study shows

In a new study from the University of Cambridge, researchers found weven in ten long COVID patients experience concentration and memory problems several months...

Rice diet may help reserve diabetic eye disease

Diabetic retinopathy is caused by damage to the blood vessels in the tissue at the back of the eye (retina). Poorly controlled blood sugar is...

Two years into Covid-19, where do we go from here

Precisely two years ago last week, then-Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in New York as it quickly became clear that the...

Mammograms may help predict heart disease and stroke risk

In a new study from Kaiser Permanente, researchers found routine mammograms used to screen for breast cancer also could help identify postmenopausal women at...

Fewer antibodies against COVID-19 in older people, study finds

In a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found older people appear to have fewer antibodies against the novel...

A routine checkup led him to fix a leaky heart valve before it became...

When Randy Fritz went to his primary care physician for a checkup, he hadn't been to see his doctor in more than a decade,...

This everywhere chemical could increase children’s cancer risk

In a new study from the University of Vermont Cancer Center, researchers found that phthalates, commonly called the “everywhere chemical,” are linked to a...

Scientists find the glue that could repair injured nerve

In a new study from University of Queensland, researchers found a molecule essential for regulating the repair of injured nerves, which could help people...

Scientists find persistent immune inflammation after mild COVID-19

In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers found why some people suffer from long-lasting symptoms after COVID-19 infection. They found that a certain type...

Scientists find way to increase the longevity of cancer survivors

The overall 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers combined is now 68%, and there are over 16.9 million survivors in the United States....