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Many people report neuropathy pain after COVID-19

Scientists from Washington University found many people who got COVID-19 in the early months of the pandemic experienced peripheral neuropathy—pain, tingling, and numbness in...

Increase your muscle strength to reduce diabetes risk

Scientists from Iowa State University found that building muscle strength may offer a way to lower your risk of type 2 diabetes. They found that...

COVID-19 infection may make people age faster

In a recent study published in the journal Antioxidants, researchers found that compared to healthy people, patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had strongly increased levels...

Can windy days protect you from COVID?

Scientists from Stony Brook University found that low wind speeds and stale air are linked to a higher incidence of contracting COVID-19 when people...

‘Bad’ mouth bacteria linked to Alzheimer’s sign in older people

Scientists from New York University found older adults with more “bad” than “good” bacteria in their gums are more likely to have evidence for...

Scientists find new way to predict pancreatic cancer risk

Scientists from Harvard University found artificial intelligence (AI) model trained with electronic health records could identify people with a much higher risk of developing...

How to catch kidney disease early

Your kidneys aren’t very big—each is about the size of your fist—but they do important work. They keep you healthy by maintaining just the...

Healthy plant-based diet may help lower diabetes risk

Scientists from Harvard found that the consumption of healthy plant-based foods, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, and legumes, is linked to a lower risk...

FDA-approved drugs may slow, reverse Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis found potential new treatment targets for Alzheimer’s disease, as well as existing drugs that have therapeutic potential...

Diet soda drinkers have lower colon cancer death risk

Scientists from Yale found an association between drinking artificially sweetened beverages and a much lower risk of colon cancer recurrence and cancer death. They say...