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Exercise could reduce your bowel cancer risk

Scientists from Newcastle University found exercise could reduce bowel cancer risk in humans. They found that physical activity causes the cancer-fighting protein, interleukin-6 (IL-6), to...

Why people with type 2 diabetes should consider eating ginger

Scientists found evidence for ginger as traditional therapy for blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes. The research is published in Medicine (Baltimore)...

Heart problem risk is higher after COVID-19 infection than after vaccination

Scientists from the CDC found for males and females in all age groups, the risks for cardiac complications are higher after COVID-19 infection than...

Common signs for Lewy body dementia people should know

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a disease associated with abnormal deposits of a protein called alpha-synuclein in the brain. These deposits, called Lewy bodies, affect...

These are common big risk factors of high blood pressure

Many factors raise your risk of high blood pressure. Some risk factors, such as unhealthy lifestyle habits, can be changed. Other risk factors, such as age,...

Red Wine does not protect heart health in these people

Scientists from Intermountain Healthcare found that alcohol consumption does not provide additional heart benefits in cardiology patients already being treated with statins—the most commonly...

This gene contributes to the severity and spread of COVID-19

Scientists from Cleveland Clinic found the critical role a viral gene, ORF8, plays in infection and disease outcomes of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus...

Common causes of heart failure people should know

Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure, is a condition that develops when your heart doesn’t pump enough blood for your body’s needs. This...

Common high blood pressure, diabetes drugs may lower COVID-19 death risk

In a recent study published in The BMJ, researchers found a COVID-19 survival benefit linked to the use of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I), an...

AI predicts if—and when—you will have cardiac arrest

Scientists from Johns Hopkins University found a new artificial-intelligence-based approach can predict, significantly more accurately than a doctor, if and when a patient could...