This type of diet may increase gut inflammation
Scientists recently found that a high dietary intake of animal products, processed foods, alcohol, and sugar is linked to a gut microbiome that encourages...
Scientists show an important cause of dementia in some older people
Scientists from UCLA and Washington University in St. Louis found that traumatic brain injury can be a cause of dementia in some older adults.
The...
How a gut infection may cause chronic symptoms
Sometimes the end of intestinal infection is just the beginning of more misery.
Of those who contract traveler’s diarrhea, for example, an unlucky few go...
High-fat diet could make you obese and shrink your brain
Scientists from the University of South Australia found that fatty foods may not only be adding to your waistline but also playing havoc with your...
Scientists show the leading cause of vision loss in older Americans
Scientists from the University at Buffalo and elsewhere found that diets heavy in red meat and fatty foods could help spur a leading cause...
People with depression and anxiety may get Alzheimer’s disease early
Scientists from the University of California San Francisco found that having depression is known to increase your risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease.
They found that...
Use of antibiotics in midlife linked to later cognitive decline in women
Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard found a link between the use of antibiotics by middle-aged women and cognitive decline later in life.
The...
Scientists show the cause of common pancreatic cancer
Scientists from the Francis Crick Institute found a protein that drives the growth of the most common pancreatic cancer. It could be a target...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs statins may reduce risk of Parkinson’s disease
Scientists from Rush University found that older people taking statin drugs have a lower chance of developing parkinsonism later compared to people who were...
Monkeypox: How to protect against the rare viral threat
Infectious disease and public health specialists have raised an alarm as cases of monkeypox have spread throughout Europe and the United States.
Monkeypox is a...