Young adults have strokes for the same reason as older adults
Some of the same risk factors that cause strokes in older adults are associated with strokes among younger adults, a new study shows, with...
Eating sugar can double your fat production in body
In a new study, researchers found that even moderate amounts of added fructose and sucrose double the body's own fat production in the liver.
In...
This drug holds promise as at-home treatment for COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that the leprosy drug clofazimine, which is FDA approved, can fight against SARS-CoV-2 and prevents the exaggerated inflammatory...
Don’t like exercise? Try a hot tub soak
In a new study, researchers found that soaking in a hot tub for 60 minutes may provide similar post-activity heart benefits as 60 minutes...
Heart-healthy lifestyles may lower future cancer risk
In a new study, researchers found that in addition to lowering the risk of heart disease, maintaining a heart-healthy lifestyle may pay off in...
2% of people carry 90% of COVID-19 virus, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that a few "supercarriers" with off-the-charts viral loads are likely responsible for the bulk of COVID-19 transmissions.
Meanwhile, about...
Scientists find a new cause of hair loss
Hair grows from stem cells residing in hair follicles.
During aging, the capability of hair follicles to grow hair is successively lost, leading to hair...
Non-surgical treatment can quickly reduce arthritis knee pain
In a new study, researchers found a non-surgical treatment for arthritis in the knee is safe and effective in providing immediate and long-term pain...
Slow walkers 4 times more likely to die from COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that slow walkers are almost 4 times more likely to die from COVID-19, and have over twice the...
94% of older people take drugs that raise risk of falling
In a new study, researchers found that nearly every older adult was prescribed a prescription drug that increased their risk of falling in 2017.
They...