Many older people with arthritis don’t get meds, study finds
Scientists from Michigan Medicine found that despite guidelines that call for early and aggressive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, many older adults are not prescribed...
Scientists find telomere length linked to death risk in COVID-19
Scientists from the Health Institute Carlos III found that shorter telomeres, a feature of aging, may influence the severity of COVID-19 and the risk...
Pomegranate may help with cancer prevention, researchers find
Pomegranates may be best known for the vibrantly colored juice they're often used in, but these unique fruits have a lot more to offer.
Since...
Pfizer COVID-19 booster protection against omicron wanes after 3 months
Scientists from Kaiser Permanente found that Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 booster doses strongly improve protection against omicron.
But the protection seems to wane after 3 months...
Mental problems in Alzheimer’s disease: What to know
Scientists from Lund University found psychiatry symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease.
The research is published in Biological Psychiatry and was conducted by Professor Oskar Hansson et...
Air pollution linked to higher COVID-19 risk in these people
Scientists from Karolinska Institutet found that exposure to ambient air pollutants is linked to an elevated risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
The research is published in...
Thinking about your thyroid health
You’ve probably heard of the thyroid gland, but do you know what it does? You might not give it a second thought unless something...
Scientists confirm vitamin D deficiency linked to severe COVID-19 and death
Scientists from Bar-Ilan University found a correlation between vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 severity and death.
The research is published in the journal PLOS ONE and was conducted...
Women with ‘long COVID’ have more symptoms
Scientists from the University of Parma found that women with Long COVID-19 syndrome were more symptomatic than men.
Women were much more likely to experience...
To lower cancer risk, eat more mushrooms
Scientists from Penn State found that eating more mushrooms is associated with a lower risk of cancer.
The research is published in Advances in Nutrition and...