This widely-used painkiller can harm your blood pressure
In a recent study published in Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, researchers found that acetaminophen, a common painkiller for headaches could make blood pressure...
Why smoking can make COVID-19 deadlier
In a new study, researchers found for the first time that cigarette smoke toxicity impacts the protective biofilm in the lungs, particularly concerning when...
8 ways pollutions can harm your health
In a new study, researchers found chemical pollutants could harm the body in 8 ways: oxidative stress and inflammation, genomic alterations and mutations, epigenetic...
A fast, low-cost method to detect COVID-19 infection
In a new study, researchers developed improved protocols for the detection of COVID-19.
The method can detect a positive sample in a pool with 25...
Scientists find a big cause of congenital heart disease
In a new study, researchers found an important cause of congenital heart disease.
They discovered that certain loss of functions in the PLD1 (Phospholipase D1)...
Appetite linked to healthier gut in older people
In a new study, researchers found that over-60s with a good appetite have more diverse and different communities of microbes in their gut than...
These unhealthy eating habits may increase your risk of dangerous kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease is defined as either a structural and/or functional abnormality of the kidney.
It is a risk factor for end-stage renal disease and...
How long does protection last after COVID-19?
After your body’s disease defense system (the immune system) fights off a virus, it keeps a memory of it.
A study suggests that people’s immune...
How to protect against kidney disease
Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs about the size of your fist.
They sit below the rib cage on each side of the body. Kidneys...
Easy-to-deliver new treatment could stopping flu and COVID-19 viruses
In a new study, researchers developed a new treatment that appears to stop the replication of both flu viruses and the virus that causes...