Mammograms may help predict heart disease and stroke risk
In a new study from Kaiser Permanente, researchers found routine mammograms used to screen for breast cancer also could help identify postmenopausal women at...
Fewer antibodies against COVID-19 in older people, study finds
In a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found older people appear to have fewer antibodies against the novel...
A routine checkup led him to fix a leaky heart valve before it became...
When Randy Fritz went to his primary care physician for a checkup, he hadn't been to see his doctor in more than a decade,...
This everywhere chemical could increase children’s cancer risk
In a new study from the University of Vermont Cancer Center, researchers found that phthalates, commonly called the “everywhere chemical,” are linked to a...
Scientists find the glue that could repair injured nerve
In a new study from University of Queensland, researchers found a molecule essential for regulating the repair of injured nerves, which could help people...
Scientists find persistent immune inflammation after mild COVID-19
In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers found why some people suffer from long-lasting symptoms after COVID-19 infection.
They found that a certain type...
Scientists find way to increase the longevity of cancer survivors
The overall 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers combined is now 68%, and there are over 16.9 million survivors in the United States....
Even mild COVID-19 infection may lead to higher risk of type 2 diabetes
In a new study from Heinrich Heine University, researchers found that adults who recover from mostly mild COVID-19 appear to have a significantly higher...
This fat in blood may increase the risk of second stroke
Stroke can have many causes.
An atherothrombotic stroke is caused by a clot that forms from plaques that build up within blood vessels in the...
COVID-19 could be transmitted from mother to baby, but it’s rare
In a new study from the University of Birmingham, researchers found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 infection, can be transmitted from mother...