A healthy heart may help prevent cognitive decline, dementia
In a new study, researchers found that people with a higher risk of heart disease have increased cognitive decline, including an increase in typical...
COVID-19’s silent spread: Symptomless transmission can be deadly
In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19's rapid spread throughout the world has been fueled in part by the virus's ability to be...
This ‘achievable’ weight loss may help reverse type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes affects 400 million people worldwide and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, blindness, and amputations.
While the disease can be managed...
This exercise could help boost your mental health during COVID-19 pandemic
In a new study, researchers found that the ancient practice of yoga could provide a sustainable exercise alternative for thousands of people isolating at...
Obesity, but not inactivity and poor diets, linked to higher dementia risk
A recent study from the University of Oxford followed more than one million women for nearly two decades and found that obesity in midlife...
How to sleep well during COVID-19 pandemic
The uncertainty and fear associated with the COVID-19 virus is causing many Americans to have difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep, and yet a...
Origins of COVID-19 still a mystery, new study shows
In a new study, researchers found that the highly-infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus is most ideally adapted to infect human cells—rather than bat or pangolin cells
In...
Not sure if you’ve already had coronavirus? This test can (maybe) tell you
Many people are wondering if that bad cold they had back in February or March was actually the new coronavirus.
In principle, an antibody test...
Depression linked to this cognitive problem in people with autism
In a new study, researchers found that adolescents and young adults with autism and those with typical development show similar proactive cognitive control.
However, symptoms...
This heart problem linked to higher death risk in COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that right ventricular dilation is linked to high death risk among patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
The research was conducted...