People need to improve diet to prevent colon cancer, study shows
Scientists from Mayo Clinic suggest that early-onset colon cancer, defined as being diagnosed when younger than 50, continues to steadily increase in the U.S....
Harvard: ‘Alarming’ COVID subvariants and the power of hybrid immunity
Jacob Lemieux is an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and instructor at Harvard Medical School
He said this week that recent COVID data...
Contracting Covid-19 might increase your risk of type 1 diabetes
People who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 may be at a higher risk of developing the autoimmune disease Type 1 diabetes, according to a...
This study shows the root cause of Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University found a new mechanism by which clumps of tau protein are created in the brain, killing brain cells and...
This vitamin deficiency strongly raises your risk of COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Birmingham found that healthcare workers who self-isolated after developing symptoms of COVID-19 were more likely to have a vitamin...
Why is deadly brain cancer glioblastoma so difficult to treat?
Brain cancers, in general, present many challenges when it comes to treatment.
The blood–brain barrier is the most significant factor working against us, because it...
Yale scientists find a big cause of severe COVID-19 and death
Scientists from Yale have found identified a particular immune response pathway that leads to severe illness and death in people infected by the SARS-CoV-2...
1.3 million smokers may quit after FDA bans menthol cigarettes
Scientists from the University of Waterloo predict that a U.S. ban on menthol cigarettes, proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will lead...
Preventing type 2 diabetes: Steps toward a healthier life
People with diabetes have a problem with blood sugar. Their blood sugar, or blood glucose, can climb too high. Having high levels of sugar...
Living in a green area could boost your cognitive function
Cognitive function in middle age is a strong predictor of whether a person may develop dementia later in life.
Scientists from Boston University found that...