Scientists develop a touchless technology for early detection of eye diseases
In a new study from the University of Waterloo, researchers reported that a non-contact laser imaging system could help doctors diagnose and treat eye...
Once or twice weekly daytime nap may lower heart attack/stroke risk
In a new study from the University Hospital of Lausanne, researchers found that a daytime nap taken once or twice a week may lower...
Bottom blood pressure number may predict your dementia risk
In a recent study published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke, researchers found that the bottom number (diastolic blood pressure) on a blood...
Vaccination can reduce your risk of severe COVID-19, study confirms
In a new study from King's College London, researchers found that vaccination reduces the risk of severe COVID-19 infection.
However, adults who are frail, living...
U.S. appears to lose ground in controlling high blood pressure
After years of improvement, high blood pressure control in the U.S. dropped regardless of age, race or ethnicity, according to new research.
Previous studies found...
This study confirms pain relieving effects of CBD in marijuana
It's been hailed as a wonder drug and it's certainly creating wonder profits. By some estimates, the Cannabidiol (or CBD) market could be worth...
Scientists find good news, bad news about Alzheimer’s vaccine
In a new study from AXON Neuroscience, researchers found an experimental Alzheimer's vaccine appears to safely clear abnormal tau protein from the brain, but...
This omega-3 nutrient in fish can be a poison for cancer
So-called "good fatty acids" are essential for human health.
Among the Omega-3 fatty acids, DHA, or docosahexaenoic acid, is crucial to brain function, vision and...
How to stop diabetes in its tracks with this 12-month education program
A diagnosis of prediabetes can be a wake-up call, especially if you didn't know you were at risk. But that wake-up call doesn't need...
COVID-19 can cause severe inflammation in the brain
Both during and after infection with the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, patients may suffer from severe neurological symptoms, including anosmia, the loss of taste and smell...