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This cooking method may increase your risk of blindness

In a new study from the University of Oxford and Peking University, researchers found a clear link between cooking with wood or coal, and...

COVID-19 may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease, research shows

In two new studies, researchers found possible links between COVID-19 with Alzheimer's disease. One study by the University of Texas found a surprising amount of...

Statin drugs can do double duty on heart disease and cancer

About 40 million adults in the U.S. take a cholesterol-lowering drug statin to lower their cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. In a...

COVID-related brain damage more likely in these people

In a recent study presented at a meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, researchers found that some patients with COVID-19 are at...

Wine is safer than beer for lowering risk of heart disease

In a new study from the University of Adelaide, researchers found drinking less than six Australian-standard glasses of alcohol a week is linked to...

Healthy lifestyle may help reduce high genetic risk of cancer

In a new study from Nanjing Medical University, researchers found healthy lifestyle factors such as abstinence from smoking and drinking, low body mass index,...

She had a baby. Then emergency heart surgery. And a stroke. Then, a new...

In her third trimester, Kristy Novillo struggled to give tours of the Redmond, Washington, child care center where she worked as a director. Walking...

Half of U.S. parents may not vaccinate their youngest child against COVID-19

Even as the delta variant of COVID-19 sweeps the globe, leaving those who remain unvaccinated vulnerable, vaccination among adults and teenagers in the United...

This diet can lower risk of type 2 diabetes and help manage blood sugar

In a new study from the University of Reading, researchers found that eating millets can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and...

More than half of Americans suffer from back pain and leg pain

In a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and elsewhere, researchers found more than 50% of Americans suffer from chronic pain,...