This study shows a big cause of leaky gut, fatty liver disease
Excessive consumption of fructose — a common sweetener in the American diet — can result in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is comparably...
Protecting your heart before, during and after cancer treatment
Cardiac care is not likely the first thing on a patient’s mind when fighting cancer, however, cancer and cardiovascular issues are closely linked.
Cardio-oncology is...
Hundreds of chemicals in consumer products could increase breast cancer risk
Every day, people are exposed to a variety of synthetic chemicals through the products they use or the food they eat. For many of...
Why do some people get severe COVID-19? The nose may know
The body's first encounter with SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, happens in the nose and throat, or nasopharynx.
In a new study from Boston Children's...
Women more likely to develop deadly right-sided colon cancer
In a new study from Yale School of Public Health, researchers found women are more likely to develop deadly right-sided colon cancer.
Colorectal cancer is...
This existing drug could inhibit COVID-19 virus, study finds
In a new study from the University of Chicago, researchers found that the drug masitinib may be effective in treating COVID-19.
They found the drug...
1 in 20 dementia cases happens in people under 65
In a new study from the Mayo Clinic, researchers found that up to 5% of all cases are among people under 65 years old.
They...
Doctor asked, ‘Did you know you had a heart attack?’
At an annual checkup, Tasha Benjamin's doctor looked over her electrocardiogram readings and asked whether she'd had a heart attack.
Thinking it was a joke,...
COVID-19 may lead to a new wave of diabetes
In a new study from Boston Children's Hospital, researchers found a new long-term health concern in patients hospitalized with COVID-19—an increase in high blood...
These depression drugs may lead to higher death risk
In a new study published PLOS ONE, researchers found an increased death risk in adults with depression who initiated augmentation with newer antipsychotic medications...