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Common cold virus could offer some protection against COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that the common cold virus could offer some level of protection against COVID-19 infection. They found that human rhinovirus...

This stuff in blood may reduce your lifespan by 11 years

In a recent study published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers found that extreme values of serum uric acid (SUA) levels in the...

How to maintain emotional health and wellbeing during COVID-19

As the pandemic enters its second year, the toll on emotional health is still being felt across country. According to a recent Pew Poll, three-in-ten...

Having a single personal doctor may lead to unnecessary tests

Patient care by a single primary care physician is linked to many health benefits, including increased treatment adherence and decreased hospital admissions and mortality...

Green communities linked to lower stroke risk

The greener the neighborhood, the lower the stroke risk, a new study suggests. Researchers matched images gathered from space to health data from residents to...

This blue drug may help men with heart disease live longer

In a new study, researchers found that men with stable coronary artery disease who are on Viagra due to impotence may live longer and...

These sleep problems linked to higher risk of severe COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that Insomnia, disrupted sleep, and daily burnout is linked to a heightened risk of not only becoming infected...

‘Harsh parenting’ may lead to smaller brains in kids

In a new study, researchers found that repeatedly getting angry, hitting, shaking or yelling at children is linked with smaller brain structures in adolescence. The...

Eating processed meat could increase dementia risk, study finds

In a new study, researchers found that consuming a 25g serving of processed meat a day, the equivalent to one rasher of bacon, is...

Sunlight may increase risks of kidney damage, autoimmune diseases

In a recent study at Dartmouth and elsewhere, researchers found how skin exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light can worsen clinical symptoms in autoimmune diseases...