This common blood pressure drug may increase your gut disease risk
In a recent study published in Circulation, researchers found that a type of blood pressure-lowering medication, called a calcium-channel blocker, may be linked with...
Teacher collapsed in school hallway from a stroke
Two days before Halloween, Nicky Larson stayed up late making edible witch's hats and spiders for her daughter's day care.
When her left shoulder started...
Staying fit may decrease death risk in COVID-19
In a new study from the University of Toronto, researchers found that improving your heart and respiratory fitness level may help protect you from...
MRNA vaccines can help fight cancer, study finds
Thanks to researchers in different fields who put in nearly two decades of past work on mRNA vaccine technology, people around the world are...
Eating patterns could affect risk of dying from heart disease
Not just what – but when – people eat certain foods may affect their risk of dying from heart disease, cancer and other illnesses,...
Chronic stress linked to Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
In a new review study from Curtin University, researchers found that chronic psychosocial stress—which involves a pathway called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis)—may contribute...
Autopsy study shows how COVID-19 damages the brain
In a new study from Stanford University, researchers found the brains of people who died from COVID-19 were remarkably similar to the brains of...
Even slightly higher blood pressure can increase your heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers found that systolic blood pressure above 120 mmHg increases the risk of heart disease.
Blood pressure is the force manifested...
Statin use may lower cancer risk in people with heart failure
In a new study from The University of Hong Kong, researchers found statin use in people with heart failure is linked to a 16%...
Scientists find the cause of long COVID-19 symptoms
In a new study from World Organization and elsewhere, researchers found that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation resulting from the inflammatory response to coronavirus infection...