Heavy alcohol drinking could cause stroke, dangerous artery disease
Drinking high amounts of alcohol may be linked to increased risk of stroke or peripheral artery disease – the narrowing of arteries in the...
New way to prevent immune inflammatory overreaction, a big cause of COVID-19 death
Cytokine storms created by COVID-19 are causing major organ destruction and death.
In a new study, researchers found that replacing the usual filter in a...
Artificial sweetener may reduce signs of fatty liver disease
In a new study, researchers found that non-caloric sweeteners can reduce markers of fatty liver disease.
The research was conducted by a team at Children's...
Drug overdose epidemic in the U.S. is transmitted from old to young people
In a new study, researchers found that the generation a person was born into—Silent Generation, Baby Boomer, Generation X or Millennial—strongly predicts how likely...
This home therapy could benefit people with common lung diseases
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe.
COPD is the third leading cause of death in the...
Scientists find two new symptoms of COVID-19
In two new studies, researchers report more symptoms of coronavirus. These symptoms include COVID-19 toes and skin rashes.
They found that the coronavirus could cause...
This exercise may effectively prevent frailty in older people
In a new study, researchers found that strength training can be an effective way for older people to stay healthy while at home during...
Some cancer signs can appear many years before diagnosis
A recent study from MIT, Harvard, and elsewhere found early signs of cancer can appear years before diagnosis.
Developing tests for these genetic signs could...
More intense blood pressure control may lower irregular heartbeat risk
Aggressively treating high blood pressure might reduce the risk of a type of irregular heartbeat, according to a new study.
Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, can...
Scientists find early predictor of severe breathing failure in COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that a very high level of a protein known as suPAR in the blood of patients with COVID-19...