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Scientists find a new biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease

In a new study from the University of Texas at Dallas, researchers found a new biomarker of Alzheimer's disease. They reported how declines in a...

He went for knee surgery and wound up getting a new heart

Just before Mike Wigal was put under for arthroscopic knee surgery, the anesthesiologist stopped the procedure. He needed to check something he saw on...

This native American plant med can treat pain and diarrhea

In a new study from the University of California, Irvine, researchers found how plants with a long history of use by Native Americans worked...

Delta-like variant can worsen COVID-19 pandemic, Harvard study finds

In a new study from Harvard, researchers found a SARS-CoV-2 variant with traits similar to that of the Delta variant—enhanced transmissibility and an ability...

Irregular heartbeat still shortens life even with drop in deaths

In a new study from Boston University, researchers found deaths related to atrial fibrillation have declined over the last 45 years. But the increasingly common...

This antiviral drug can block Delta variant, study finds

In a new study from the University of Nottingham, researchers found a plant-based antiviral treatment for Covid-19, is just as effective at treating all...

This daily habit may help treat Alzheimer’s disease

In a recent study published in Nature Metabolism, researchers found that new insight into the workings of the hormone irisin shows it has the ability...

High blood pressure in middle age may cause this dementia later

In a new study published in PNAS, researchers found high blood pressure that leads to vascular dementia in older adults begins to impact the brain...

This diet may strongly reduce chronic migraine headaches

In a new study from Stony Brook University, researchers found it may be worth adopting a plant-based diet, rich in dark green leafy vegetables,...

Flu may strongly hurt your heart, study finds

The link between influenza and serious heart conditions just grew stronger. In a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers examined more than...