Peripheral arterial disease and amputation prevention: What to know
Early recognition and treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can prevent leg amputations, but it can also reduce a patient's risk of stroke, heart...
Only 7% of American adults have good heart and metabolic health
Scientists from Tufts University found that less than 7 percent of the U.S. adult population has good cardiometabolic health, a devastating health crisis requiring...
Mediterranean diet may reduce your risk of frailty
Scientists from Hebrew SeniorLife and Harvard found that consuming a Mediterranean-style diet may prevent frailty.
The research is published in The American Journal of Clinical...
Frequent rapid-antigen testing protects these people from COVID-19
Scientists from Yale found that frequent rapid-antigen testing can help keep groups of people safe from COVID-19.
The research is published in Communications Medicine and...
Harvard scientists find the leading cause of multiple sclerosis
In a recent study from Harvard University, scientists found multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive disease that affects 2.8 million people worldwide and for which...
Vitamin B12 may benefit walking, cognition in people with Parkinson’s
Scientists from the University of California, San Francisco found that low levels of vitamin B12 may worsen walking, and cognition in people with Parkinson's...
This common painkiller may increase your risks of heart disease, stroke
In a recent study from the University of Edinburgh, researchers found that long-term paracetamol use could increase the risk of heart disease and strokes...
The ticking time-bomb of diabetes
Scientists from the University of Adelaide found that too many people are either unknowingly living with diabetes, at significant risk of developing the life-threatening...
Scientists find a major cause of earlier death in men
Scientists from the University of Virginia found that the loss of the male sex chromosome as many men age causes the heart muscle to...
Memory loss after stroke can resolve for some people
Scientists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found that around half of patients suffering a stroke had various forms of memory impairment...