Cognitive damage caused by severe COVID-19 can make you 20 older
Scientists from the University of Cambridge and elsewhere found that cognitive impairment as a result of severe COVID-19 is similar to that sustained between...
This Alzheimer’s drug could boost heart health, reduce obesity
Scientists from Johns Hopkins found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease could reduce obesity and fatty...
This number could predict risk of type 2 diabetes in people with normal weight
Obesity and excess weight increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but individuals of normal weight can also develop the disease.
Scientists from Lund...
This study shows the cause of fatal organ damage in COVID-19
Scientists from NYU Grossman School of Medicine found abnormal crosstalk between blood platelets and cells lining blood vessels is one cause of deadly organ...
What can you do about headache pain?
Throbbing, aching head? You’re not alone. Nearly everybody has had a headache. It’s one of the major reasons people visit the doctor and miss...
This common painkiller could strongly raise your blood pressure
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh found that long-term paracetamol use could increase the risk of heart disease and strokes in people with high...
Reducing your sedentary time could lower risks of type 2 diabetes and heart diseases
Scientists from the Turku PET Centre and the UKK Institute found reducing daily sedentary time can have a positive effect on the risk factors...
People with fatty liver disease live 3 years shorter, study finds
Scientists from Karolinska Institutet found that people with fatty liver disease are expected to live almost three years shorter than the general population.
The research...
Limited by stroke at 48, his wife helps him make the most of their...
While a worker cleaned out the septic system at John Cathey's house in Murray, Kentucky, John was down in the crawl space checking the...
Drug combo could effectively treat this colon cancer
Scientists from the Case Western Reserve University found that combining two cancer drugs can be effective in treating a specific type of colorectal cancer.
The...