Depression linked to dangerous bowel diseases, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that depression is more common among people with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis in the years before they...
These healthy diets linked to a higher risk of bone fractures
In a new study, researchers found that vegans, vegetarians, and pescetarians may be at higher risk of bone fractures.
Compared with people who ate meat,...
High blood sugar could increase COVID-19 death risk for non-diabetics
In a new study, researchers found that abnormally high blood sugar may worsen outcomes and mortality rates for COVID-19 patients, including those without diabetes.
They...
People with bad childhoods more likely to have heart disease
In a new study, researchers found that children who experience trauma, abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction are at increased risk of having heart disease...
U.S. COVID-19 cases could nearly double at the end of January 2021
In a new study, researchers found that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is likely to increase to 20 million by the end of...
This simple eye exam could lead to early Parkinson’s disease diagnosis
In a new study, researchers found that a simple eye exam combined with powerful artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning technology could provide early detection...
COVID-19 infection combined with this health problem strongly increase death risk
While respiratory issues continue to be the most common symptom of a COVID-19 infection, the disease could also be linked to an increased tendency...
This number is a more powerful predictor for diabetes than genetics
In 2019, approximately 463 million people worldwide had diabetes, of which the vast majority (around 90%) was type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes doubles the risk of...
This new antiviral drug may help treat COVID-19, study shows
Coronaviruses are studded with so-called Spike proteins. These latch onto human cells to enable the virus to break in and infect them.
The development of...
New discovery may help stop breast cancer’s deadly spread
In a new study, researchers found a gene responsible for the spread of triple-negative breast cancer to other parts of the body—a process called...