Most preventive antibiotics prescribed by dentists are unnecessary
Scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago found that 81% of antibiotics prescribed by dentists to prevent infections prior to dental visits are...
Scientists find a major cause of artery-damaging inflammation
Scientists from New York University found that platelets are the trigger of an artery-damaging inflammatory response.
The research is published in Science Translational Medicine and...
Vaccination after infection may decrease your risk of long COVID
Scientists from Office for National Statistics found that vaccination after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is associated with a decrease in...
Scientists find a new cause of autism
Scientists from Northwestern University and elsewhere found a new genetic factor that leads the brain to grow fewer synapses at a critical time in...
Reversing prediabetes may reduce risks of heart attacks, strokes
Scientists from Tangshan People's Hospital found that people who reverse their prediabetes may lower the risk of heart attack, stroke and death.
The research is...
Scientists find new biomarkers to detect Alzheimer’s early
Scientists from Edith Cowan University have found a new biomarker that could be used to detect Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms emerge.
The research is...
Scientists find a new way to reverse aging, chronic inflammation
Chronic inflammation, which results when old age, stress, or environmental toxins keep the body’s immune system in overdrive, can contribute to a variety of...
Three types of frontotemporal dementia you need to know
Various disorders and factors contribute to the development of dementia.
Neurodegenerative disorders result in a progressive and irreversible loss of neurons and brain functioning.
There are...
Some shift work may increase risk of metabolic syndrome
Scientists from the Queensland University of Technology found that for employees of the health sector, shift work is associated with an increased risk of...
Researchers make a big breakthrough in stroke treatment
Scientists from the University of Calgary found Tenecteplase (TNK), a safe, well-tolerated drug, commonly used as a blood clot buster for heart attacks, is...