Spending time outdoors can benefit your brain, study confirms
In a new study from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, researchers found that regularly out in the fresh air is good for...
Common sleep drugs may increase death risk when combined with opioids
In a new study from Vanderbilt University, researchers examined more the 400,000 Medicare patients taking medications for insomnia.
They found that the risk of death...
Zinc deficiency may contribute to high blood pressure, study finds
In a new study from Emory University, researchers found lower-than-normal zinc levels may contribute to high blood pressure (hypertension) by altering the way the...
How to stay safe in the sun
While the sun provides us with many benefits and supports our life, its ultraviolet rays can be harmful and damaging to our bodies, primarily...
Milk is not linked to higher cholesterol in the body, new study finds
In a new study from the University of Reading, researchers found regular consumption of milk is not linked to increased levels of cholesterol.
They found...
Early use of this blood thinner drug may reduce COVID-19 death
COVID-19 is marked by heightened inflammation and abnormal clotting in the blood vessels, particularly in the lungs, and is believed to contribute to progression...
Amazon indigenous group’s lifestyle may hold a key to prevent dementia
In a new study from…, researchers found that the Tsimane indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon experience less brain atrophy than their American and...
Misdiagnosed with acid reflux and anxiety, her heart’s arteries were blocked
Walking briskly up a steep hill to pick up her daughter from school, Katrien Limón felt a pain in her chest.
"Like I had the...
Inflammation can be a core feature of depression, study finds
In a recent study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, researchers found that inflammation could be a core feature of depression.
They found people...
This deadly spider may help treat heart attacks, study finds
In a new study from the University of Queensland, researchers found venom from a deadly native spider may actually save lives, by halting the...