Early-life hardship linked to decline in memory and thinking in later life
In a new study, researchers found that early-life adversity can have long-term effects on people's memory and thinking in later life.
They showed that experiencing...
COVID-19 just a problem for elderly people, right? Think again.
People holed up in their homes to follow the advice of government and health care experts were treated to some jarring newscast video over...
Fish oil drug could prevent 70,000 heart attacks, strokes every year in U.S.
In a new study, researchers predicted that more than 70,000 heart attacks, strokes and other adverse cardiovascular events could be prevented each year in...
Scientists create world’s first ultrasound biosensor
The ability to accurately monitor drug levels and biological molecules inside patients in real time has remained largely elusive.
Most of the implantable monitors invented...
This drug could benefit people with diabetes by releasing insulin in stomach
A recent MIT study has developed a drug capsule that could be used to deliver oral doses of insulin.
It may replace the injections that...
This bad sleep habit may increase heart disease risk
Despite increasing awareness of how critical sleep is to our health, getting a good night's rest remains increasingly difficult in a world that's always...
Muscles or brain: Which do we lose first?
Someone dies as a result of physical inactivity somewhere in the world every 10 seconds—3.2 million people a year, according to the World Health...
Cannabis could help fight resistant bacteria, new study shows
Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming, antibiotics have saved millions of lives from fatal infections world-wide.
However, with time bacteria...
Regular tub bathing linked to lower heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers found that regular tub bathing is linked to a lower risk of death from heart disease and stroke.
And the...
Common mouthwash may increase risk of tooth damage
In a new study, researchers found that commonly used chlorhexidine mouthwash could make saliva much more acidic and may increase the risk of tooth...