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People with COVID-19 could have eye damage, study finds

Scientists from the Geneva University Hospitals found that COVID-19 infections may cause retina damage. They that 11% of people hospitalized for respiratory distress due to...

COVID-19 led to heart problem that put teen in a wheelchair for 3 months

Olivia Lopez came home from school one day, walked into her mom's office and announced: "I can't smell." It was November 2020, so then-13-year-old Olivia...

Japanese people can live longer without dementia, study finds

Scientists from the University of Tokyo and Stanford found that more Japanese people will live longer and that overall years spent living with dementia...

Alzheimer’s disease linked to daytime napping, study finds

Scientists from Rush University found there is a link between cognitive decline and excessive daytime napping. The connection appears to occur in both directions: longer...

Living near fast food restaurants may raise risk of type 2 diabetes

Scientists from Imperial College found that living near fast-food restaurants increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The research is published in PLOS Medicine...

Yale scientists find the causes of cancer

Yale researchers can now quantify the factors causing changes in the DNA that contribute most to cancer growth in tumors of most major tumor...

Why you get breakthrough COVID infection after a booster shot

Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine found why after two vaccination doses and a booster shot, people still got sick from the Omicron strain of...

Six in ten COVID-19 survivors still have a least one symptom a year later

Scientists from the Luxembourg Institute of Health found that six in ten people with COVID-19 still have at least one symptom a year later. They...

People over 60 should not take daily aspirin for heart health, study finds

Scientists from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggest that people over 60 do not start taking daily low-dose aspirin to prevent their first heart attack or stroke...

Big causes of chronic kidney disease

Diabetes and high blood pressure are the most common causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Your health care provider will look at your health history...