Everyone should be alert to diabetes risk
During National American Diabetes Association Alert Day on March 24, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts are asking Texans and others to learn more...
This anti-inflammation drug linked to increased blood pressure
In a new study, researchers found that cumulative doses of oral steroids in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases are linked to increased blood pressure...
This symptom could be the first sign of COVID-19
In a new study, researchers suggest that the first tell-tale signs of the coronavirus may be in an unexpected loss of smell.
Ear, nose, and...
New drug may prevent cancer therapy from damaging the heart
The commonly used chemotherapy drug doxorubicin can damage the heart muscle, in some cases leading to heart failure.
In a new study, researchers found that...
Kids only get mild COVID-19 symptoms, but their risk of transmission is high
In a new study, researchers found that children typically only show mild symptoms if infected, but they can shed the coronavirus long after symptoms...
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...