What parents can do to protect kids from heart disease
The consequences of heart disease often don't show up until someone is well into adulthood.
Why should busy parents be thinking about it in their...
Blood vessel problems could lead to diabetes, study finds
Scientists from Joslin Diabetes Center found a new pathway in which the cells lining the blood vessels—called endothelial cells—drive the body's metabolism.
The findings suggest that vascular...
These common painkillers may actually cause chronic pain
In a recent study from McGill University, scientists found that using anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids to relieve pain could increase the chances of developing...
Vitamin B may help treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School found a mechanism that leads to an advanced form of fatty liver disease—and it turns out that vitamin B12...
How COVID-19 infection may cause Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s symptoms
Scientists from Houston Methodist found that COVID-19 infections may have both short- and long-term brain effects.
COVID-19 infections may predispose people to develop irreversible brain...
Scientists develop new vaccine to treat several cancers effectively
In a recent study from Cancer Amsterdam and elsewhere, scientists found that a vaccine targeting a certain protein is effective in treating multiple types...
63 years ago, she had pioneering open-heart surgery at age 4
At Susan Mangini's checkup at age 2, the doctor subbing for her pediatrician asked about the girl's heart murmur.
Mangini's mother was stunned. No one...
Loss of smell from COVID-19 may increase dementia risk
Scientists from the University of Chicago found loss of smell from COVID-19 may create a future 'dementia wave’.
They reviewed studies about the effect of...
A drug for high cholesterol could help prevent diabetic eye diseases
In a recent study from the University of Pennsylvania, scientists found that a drug currently used to reduce cholesterol levels in the bloodstream could...
1 in 8 people with COVID-19 develop long COVID symptoms
Scientists from the University of Groningen found one in eight adults (12.7%) who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience long-term symptoms due to COVID-19.
The research...