How neighborhoods may protect older people from Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study from the University of Michigan, researchers found that where older adults live may help protect against dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
They...
Many existing drugs may help to treat COVID-19
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found repurposed drugs for COVID-19 treatment through virtual screening...
This food can reduce your diabetes risk, manage blood sugar
In a recent study published in Frontiers in Nutrition, researchers found that eating millets can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and...
Cognitive decline is a common consequence of severe COVID-19
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are revealing the many devastating consequences that patients can face both during and after hospitalization.
In...
These diets helped women with diabetes cut heart attack, stroke risk
Eating patterns similar to the Mediterranean diet and the blood pressure-lowering DASH may help older women with Type 2 diabetes ward off heart attacks,...
This kind of omega-3 fatty acids could improve your heart health
In a recent review study published in eClinical Medicine, researchers found that omega-3 fatty acids can improve heart health.
The study is from Brigham and...
After diabetes, stroke and heart attack, she’s learning to ‘fight smart’
Hyvelle Ferguson-Davis was reviewing paperwork at her office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when the headache started.
It grew stronger and stronger and her eyes blurred,...
Eating less fat may save your hair
It's well known that obesity is linked to the development of numerous diseases in humans. Heart disease, diabetes, and other ailments are extremely common...
These two things may increase COVID death risk in older people
In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers found that low BMI and malnutrition are risk factors for in-hospital mortality in geriatric COVID-19 patients.
These...
This diet linked to better cognitive function, may prevent Alzheimer’s
Aging takes a toll on the body and on the mind. For example, the tissue of aging human brains sometimes develops abnormal clumps of...