Cancer survivors may have faster aging
Scientists from the National Cancer Institute found cancer survivors, especially older people, are more likely to experience accelerated functional decline as they age, compared...
Common healthy foods may help lower diabetes risk
Scientists from the U.S. and Europe found higher consumption of fruit, vegetables and whole-grain foods are associated with a lower risk of developing type...
Scientists find new drug for incurable vascular dementia
Scientists from the University of Manchester found a drug already used to treat high blood pressure could be re-purposed as the first treatment to...
This stroke drug shows promise in treating Alzheimer’s and dementia
Scientists from the University of Southern California found a human stroke drug, fast-tracked by the Food and Drug Administration, shows that it might also...
This cancer drug may lower death risk in people hospitalized in COVID-19
Scientists from Veru Inc and HonorHealth Research Institute showed that an experimental drug used to fight cancer may reduce the death risk of COVID-19...
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...