Less sitting time may reduce heart failure risk for older women
In a new study, researchers found even with regular physical activity, older women (ages 50-79) who spend more waking hours in sedentary behaviors, such...
Scientists find a new way to identify people with high risk of heart disease
More than 40% of middle-aged adults have silent coronary artery disease.
In a new study, researchers have developed a new screening questionnaire to help identify...
This vaccine can effective against cervical cancer
In a new study, researchers found that women vaccinated against HPV have a significantly lower risk of developing cervical cancer, and the positive effect...
Much of the world may not get a COVID-19 vaccine until 2022
In a new study, researchers found nearly a quarter of the world's population may not have access to a COVID-19 vaccine until at least...
Better blood sugar control boosts brain health in people with type 2 diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that controlling blood sugar levels improved the ability to clearly think, learn and remember among people with type...
12 things science taught us about COVID-19 this past year
Thanks to healthcare all-stars, the world enters 2021 optimistically with more clues than ever before about defeating the pandemic.
In a year most have never...
This new therapy could cut “bad” cholesterol by half
In a new study, researchers found the experimental drug evinacumab reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol—the so-called "bad" cholesterol—by 50% in people with a high...
This hormone may explain why women fare better men in COVID-19
Age is a well-known factor that influences the severity and fatality of COVID-19.
In addition, male and female patients are known, at least anecdotally, to...
Scientists find a possible way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study, researchers found it might be possible to reduce the chances of developing Alzheimer's disease by editing a key gene in...
Why COVID-19 can cause deadly low oxygen level in the body
One of the biggest and most life-threatening mysteries in COVID-19 is how the virus causes "silent hypoxia," a condition when oxygen levels in the...