Bedtime snack may prevent gut disease and diabetes
About one in three people in the United States has prediabetes, and most of them are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
While doctors...
Pea plant virus could be a game-changer in fighting cancer
A virus that usually infects black-eyed peas is now showing promise as a powerful, low-cost cancer treatment.
Researchers at the University of California San Diego...
Too much of this vitamin B may harm heart health
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic have uncovered a new pathway that may explain how high levels of niacin (vitamin B3), once widely recommended to...
What’s the difference between sperm and semen? And can pre-ejaculate get you pregnant?
Semen, sperm, spunk, cum, ejaculate, pre-cum, seminal fluid. These are just some of the many words we use to describe what comes out of...
What sick cats are teaching us about long COVID
A serious disease in cats may help scientists better understand long COVID in humans.
The disease, called feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), is caused by a...
New treatment could help the heart heal itself
Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia have made a major breakthrough in heart regeneration that...
Gut inflammation could speed up memory loss, study finds
A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden suggests that people with dementia who also develop inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may experience a faster...
This genetic mutation combo can raise blood clot risk by 180%
Blood clots can be very dangerous and even deadly, and they form in two different parts of the body: arteries and veins. Scientists have...
Air pollution may raise your risk of dementia, Cambridge study finds
Breathing polluted air over long periods could increase your chances of developing dementia, according to a large new study.
Researchers analyzed data from nearly 30...
The most common types of cancer in men
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in men around the world. While there are many different types of cancer, a few...