Lower your sodium, and blood pressure will follow
Reducing sodium intake by any amount can lower blood pressure over the long term – and may benefit everyone, including people with normal blood...
New finding confirms ‘COVID-19 can cause the body to attack itself’
Muscle soreness and achy joints are common symptoms among COVID-19 patients.
But for some people, symptoms are more severe, long-lasting, and even bizarre, including rheumatoid...
Scientists find new way to treat Alzheimer’s disease, strokes
As people age, a normal brain protein known as amyloid-beta often starts to collect into harmful amyloid plaques in the brain.
Such plaques can be...
COVID-19 linked to dangerous eye problems, study shows
In a new study, researchers found strong abnormalities in the eyes of some people with severe COVID-19.
The results support the need for eye screening...
Excess fat in the neck may increase heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers warn that an accumulation of fat in the neck (both the double chin and the deeper deposits) may increase...
Blood clots: 10 things you need to know
Thousands of Americans experience blood clots every year.
Knowing if you’re at risk and what symptoms to look out for are important to ensure you...
This common antibiotic drug can cause deafness, study shows
Gentamicin is a widely used antibiotic in U.S. hospitals to treat a variety of bacterial infections.
It’s a popular drug in developing countries because it...
Vitamin D level in the body may influence your gut health
Our gut microbiomes—the many bacteria, viruses, and other microbes living in our digestive tracts—play important roles in our health and risk for disease in...
This common vitamin may protect against blinding eye disease
Glaucoma is the world’s leading cause of irreversible blindness, affecting more than 60 million people worldwide.
The disease, which leads to vision loss when cells...
This diet may prevent or even reverse Alzheimer’s disease
Chronic degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s are attributed to more than 70% of deaths globally and oxidative stress, chronic metabolic acidosis, and free radicals...