People with type 2 diabetes can eat potatoes, study shows
People with type 2 diabetes are frequently told to avoid eating potatoes, and other high Glycemic Index (GI) foods, because of the longstanding perception...
This study shows 3 existing drugs could fight COVID-19 infection
In a recent study at the University of New Mexico, researchers looked through a “library” of previously approved drugs and found a drug with...
This study shows how to chomp away plaques that cause heart attacks
A recent study at Michigan State University and Stanford University invented a nanoparticle that eats away — from the inside out — portions of...
Antibiotics could replace or delay surgery for appendicitis in adults
When making a decision about a course of treatment, information is good, but specific data is better.
New data shows that this is true of...
Scientists fine new way to early detect and distinct different forms of dementia
In a new study, researchers found that a new imaging-based method could enable the early detection and differentiation of a wide variety of dementia...
Food high in omega-3 fats can improve recovery after heart attack
In a new study, researchers found that regularly eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, from both animal and vegetable origins, strengthens the heart's...
Air pollution can make COVID-19 even deadlier
In a new study, researchers found that people with long-term exposure to air pollutants may be more likely to die from COVID-19.
They analyzed more...
High-sugar diet may damage your gut, increase risk of this bowel disease
In a new study, researchers found that a high-sugar diet is linked to worse colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
They found more...
What’s that growing on your face mask?
COVID-19 has strongly increased the public use of face masks to protect others from the wearer’s respiratory droplets as well as the wearer from...
Widely used blood pressure drugs may increase death risk in breast cancer
In a recent study at Flinders University in Australia, researchers found a link between beta-blockers and survival outcomes in some breast cancer patients.
Beta-blockers, commonly...