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She thought her heart problems were resolved – until she got pregnant

Practically from the time she figured out crawling, Kacie Nowakowski began somersaulting around her home. Her parents, picking up on her high energy level and...

Monkeypox may cause heart problems

Scientists from São João University Hospital Center found a 31-year-old male with confirmed monkeypox infection developed acute myocarditis approximately one week following the onset of...

Marijuana, hallucinogen use at all-time high among US young adults

In a study from the University of Michigan, scientists found that marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults 19...

Durable coating can kill COVID virus, other germs in minutes

Scientists from the University of Michigan developed the first durable coating that can quickly kill bacteria and viruses, and keep on killing them for...

COVID-19 linked to higher risk of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

In a recent study from Rigshospitalet, scientists found that people who had tested positive for COVID-19 were at an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease,...

Bottom blood pressure number can tell your dementia risk

In a recent study published in Stroke, researchers found that the bottom number (diastolic blood pressure) on a blood pressure test could be important...

Alzheimer’s drugs may help reverse blood vessel injury in type 2 diabetes

In a study from the University of Leeds, scientists found drugs that were developed to treat Alzheimer’s Disease could be re-purposed to prevent—or even...

A new way to detect risk of chronic kidney disease

In a recent study from Columbia University, scientists found a new algorithm that can analyze thousands of variants across the genome and estimate a...

Body clock disruption is common in mental health diseases

Scientists from the University of California, Irvine found that anxiety, autism, schizophrenia and Tourette syndrome each have their own distinguishing characteristics, but one factor...

Common weight loss surgery could reduce cancer risk and death

In a recent study, scientists from Cleveland Clinic found that among adults with obesity, weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery was linked to a...