This weight loss diet could prevent, reverse heart failure, shows study
Research from Saint Louis University finds that high fat or "ketogenic" diets could completely prevent, or even reverse heart failure caused by a metabolic...
This sign may mean higher death risk in COVID-19 patients
When a patient is hospitalized with COVID-19, signs of damage to the right side of the heart may indicate a greater risk of death,...
Scientists find a new cause of Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study, researchers have discovered a new mechanism by which clumps of tau protein are created in the brain, killing brain cells...
Vitamin C plus this diet may help fight hard-to-treat cancers
In a recent study from USC and the IFOM Cancer Institute in Milan, researchers found that a fasting-mimicking diet could be more effective at...
This hormone may protect women from severe COVID-19
Why are men at greater risk than women for more severe symptoms and worse outcomes from COVID-19 regardless of age?
In a recent review study...
Covid-19 interventions can cut virus infections, severe outcomes
Interventions such as voluntary shelter-in-place, quarantines and other distancing strategies to control the SARS-CoV-2 virus can reduce the peak number of infections, daily infection...
What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccine
News about a potential COVID-19 vaccine is announced almost daily, leading people to wonder when a vaccine will be available, and whether it will...
People with type 2 diabetes do not need to avoid potatoes, says study
People with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are frequently told to avoid eating potatoes, and other high Glycemic Index (GI) foods, because of the longstanding...
Is it the flu, a cold or COVID-19?
With COVID-19 in the mix, this year’s cold and flu season could prove interesting. For starters, every throat tickle and sneeze might make you...
How safe are health care facilities during the pandemic?
As the flu season approaches and COVID-19 cases tick up, many people will need to seek care from their doctors and at hospital emergency...