Osteoporosis: What you need to know about this “silent bone disease”
According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, an estimated 10 million people in the United States have osteoporosis, a disease that causes weak, thinning bones.
In recognition of Osteoporosis...
Obesity can protect against death in bacterial infection
For many diseases, overweight and obesity are risk factors.
But in a new study from the University of Gothenburg, researchers found that a higher BMI...
Middle-aged women need to check blood pressure to avoid heart attacks
In a new study from the University of Bergen, researchers found that women with mildly elevated blood pressure in their early 40s have a...
7 out of 10 COVID-19 patients in hospital will have long-haul symptoms
In a new study from Stanford University, researchers found that many hospitalized COVID-19 patients will have long-haul symptoms.
A wide swath of lingering health issues...
This pregnancy symptom linked to a much higher autism risk in child
In a recent study published in the American Journal of Perinatology, researchers found children whose mothers had hyperemesis gravidarum—a severe form of morning sickness—during...
Common drugs for inflammation may increase your diabetes risk very fast
In a recent study presented at The Society for Endocrinology Annual Conference, researchers found that the most commonly prescribed drugs fighting inflammation may increase...
Drinking milk may help reduce your heart disease risk, study finds
In a new study from the University of Reading, researchers found that regular consumption of milk is not linked to increased levels of cholesterol
They...
These 2 personality traits may protect you from Alzheimer’s disease and more
In a recent study published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, researchers found that certain personality traits can protect brain structures against neuro-degeneration.
They found people who...
This mental problem linked to rapid kidney function decline
In a new study from Southern Medical University, researchers found that people who had frequent depressive symptoms were more likely to later experience a...
Obsessive compulsive disorder linked to increased stroke risk later in life
Adults who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were more than three times as likely to have an ischemic stroke later in life compared to adults...