People with mental illnesses have higher risk of type 2 diabetes
In a new study from the University of Southern Denmark, researchers found that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is elevated in people...
‘Good cholesterol’ may benefit your liver health
The body’s so-called good cholesterol may be even better than we realize.
In a recent study published in Science, researchers found that one type of...
Inflammation may actually slow down cognitive decline in older people
Research has previously linked inflammation to Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
But in a recent study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, researchers found a surprising discovery about...
Why memory loss is an early Alzheimer’s symptom
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers recorded blood oxygen levels in the hippocampus.
They provided experimental proof for why the area, commonly...
Enlarged prostate may actually lower a man’s odds for cancer
In a new study from Michigan Medicine, researchers found having an enlarged prostate does not doom you to prostate cancer
Also called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the...
How to plan a holiday season free of COVID, allergies and asthma
Lots of people are looking forward to the holidays this year because, after skipping a year due to COVID, they’ll once again be able...
What you need to know about epilepsy
All people with epilepsy have seizures, but not everyone who has had a seizure has epilepsy.
The illness, which affects 3.5 million children and adults...
One in 10 people have frequent meal-related gut pain
In a new study from KU Leuven, researchers found around 11% of the global frequently experience abdominal pain when they eat meals.
They found pain...
Heart problem forced her baby to be delivered early. Soon, she faced a steeper...
One night after work, on her way up three flights of stairs to her apartment, Kayde Wolf paused on every landing to catch her...
This common bone drug may lower risk of type 2 diabetes
In a new study from Aalborg University Hospital, researchers suggest that the widely used osteoporosis drug alendronate reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes.
It...