Eating whole eggs bad for your heart, study finds
Scientists from Zhejiang University found that a person’s intake of whole eggs and cholesterol was linked to a higher risk of death, while intake...
These shapeshifting microrobots can brush and floss teeth
A shapeshifting robotic microswarm may one day act as a toothbrush, rinse, and dental floss in one.
The technology, developed by a multidisciplinary team at...
Vitamin D may not protect kidney health in people with high diabetes risk
Scientists from Stanford University found vitamin D supplementation may not protect the kidney health of people with pre-diabetes.
The research is published in the Clinical...
Thyroid problems linked to higher risk of dementia in older people
Scientists from Brown University found that older people with hypothyroidism, also called underactive thyroid, may be at increased risk of developing dementia.
The risk of...
Vaccination reduce COVID death risk by almost 60%
Scientists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the U.S. COVID-19 vaccination program slashed the coronavirus's expected death rate by as...
The biggest risk factors for COVID-19 death
Scientists from the University of Maryland found that hospitalized COVID-19 patients have a greater risk of dying if they are men or if they are...
Too many older people take too much aspirin and too few statins
Scientists from the University of Connecticut found that while adults aged 75 years and older do not benefit from taking aspirin to prevent heart...
Scientists find one important cause of Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from Flinders University found how a protein called tau, a critical factor in the development of Alzheimer's disease, turns from normal to a...
Family’s hereditary heart condition discovered after her father and two sisters died young
DeAnn Bartram was 16 when her father felt like he had a virus he couldn't shake.
Doctors said he had cardiomyopathy, a condition where the...
Weight loss surgery linked to higher risk of opioid addiction
Scientists from the University of Michigan found that a third of people who underwent weight-loss surgery were at high risk of overdosing from prescription...