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Stress could trigger a second heart attack

Stress can be caused by financial woes, work pressures, relationship issues, illness or even natural disasters or health crises like the emerging coronavirus. In a...

Blood serum from COVID-19 survivors may save others

In a new study, researchers suggest that blood serum could offer a way to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. The research...

Common Mexican plant may stop cancer growth

A recent study from the University of Colorado and elsewhere found that the firecracker bush (Bouvardia ternifolia), native to Mexico and the American Southwest,...

Parkinson’s disease may originate in the gut, new study shows

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder, impairing the motor functions of millions of elderly people worldwide. Often, people with PD will experience disturbances...

This blood pressure number may help predict dementia, brain lesions

In a recent study, researchers found that the bottom number (diastolic blood pressure) on a blood pressure test could be important when it comes...

Facts versus fiction – breaking down COVID-19 myths

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, rumors and misinformation about the virus seem to be spreading just as quickly, if not more quickly, than the...

This study shows a new way to treat blinding eye disease in older people

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in people 60 and older. Patients with AMD have to undergo frequent injections into...

Walking more steps daily may help lower blood pressure

In a new study, researchers found that people who took more steps daily, as tracked by their watch, had lower blood pressure on average...

These two things are key to surviving cancer

A recent study from the University of Alberta suggests high muscle mass and healthy diets play key roles in fighting against cancer. The study showed...

How to prevent a second heart attack or stroke in the COVID-19 pandemic

As hospitals, health professionals and healthcare systems, governments and leaders work to reduce community spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. and protect the...