Mediterranean diet may reduce your risk of frailty
Scientists from Hebrew SeniorLife and Harvard found that eating a Mediterranean-style diet may prevent frailty.
The research is published in The American Journal of Clinical...
Fourth dose of Pfizer vaccine prevents severe COVID-19 in older people
Scientists from Tel Aviv University found that the fourth dose of the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine offers strong protection against severe COVID-19 and deaths during...
Questions answered about COVID vaccines for babies, toddlers
For the last — and littlest — segment of the population yet to receive it, the COVID-19 vaccine is federally approved and available for...
Using high blood pressure drugs for a long time may lead to kidney damage
Scientists from the University of Virginia found that long-term use of drugs commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure and heart failure could be...
Reducing frailty could help prevent dementia, study finds
Scientists from Dalhousie University found that reducing frailty in older adults could be an effective strategy to prevent dementia.
They found that frailty was a...
How to deal with ‘COVID-somnia’ and sleep well at night
Scientists from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found about 56% of Americans have "COVID-somnia," an increase in sleep disturbances during the pandemic.
They found in people...
Prediabetes may be linked to cognitive decline, vascular dementia
Scientists from University College London found that prediabetes may be linked to worse brain health and conditions like cognitive decline and vascular dementia.
The research...
New drugs may help kill bowel cancer
Scientists from the Hudson Institute of Medical Research found drugs that are being tested to treat leukemia could also be used to fight bowel...
COPD and smoking may increase death risk in COVID-19
Scientists from University College London found that smokers and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have an increased risk of severe complications and...
Scientists find leading cause of death in people with diabetes
Scientists from Imperial College London found cancer is the leading cause of death among people with diabetes.
The researchers that between 2001-2018 heart disease and stroke were...