Your gut health linked to your stroke risk, study finds
In a new study from Cleveland Clinic, researchers found that the gut microbiome impacts stroke severity and functional impairment following stroke.
The results lay the...
This snack food may harm your heart rhythm
In a recent study from FDA, scientists found that eating too much black licorice may lead to an irregular heart rhythm or arrhythmia. The...
Protect yourself from Lyme disease
It’s peak tick weather! Ticks get more active when it’s warm outside. Some carry diseases that can be passed on to you through their...
Inflammation may slow cognitive decline in older people, study finds
Research has previously linked inflammation to Alzheimer's disease (AD).
But in a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard, researchers found a surprising discovery...
A healthy diet may protect women from breast cancer
In a new study, researchers found women whose diets tend to feed inflammation may have a higher risk of breast cancer.
They tested more than...
Scientists find potential new drugs to fight COVID-19
In a new study from the Francis Crick Institute, researchers screened thousands of drug and chemical molecules and identified a range of new antivirals...
After 47 minutes, one final try resuscitated her
On a November evening, Diana and Paul Nickel played a spelling game and shared an ice cream birthday cake with their 6-year-old granddaughter, Molly.
The...
Scientists develop a new way to treat common bowel diseases
The world of microbes living in the human gut can have far-reaching effects on human health.
Multiple diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are tied...
5 things you need to know about blood pressure before it’s a problem
Blood pressure is more than just numbers your doctor writes on a chart.
To explain it, Dr. Shawna Nesbitt, medical director of the Hypertension Clinic...
Higher conscientiousness may protect cognitive functions in older people
Our aging brains collect tangles and sticky plaques that can interfere with our cognition and memory.
But in a recent study published in the Journal of...