Obesity can strongly reduce antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines
Scientists from Istanbul University found that adults (aged 18 or older) with severe obesity generate a much weaker immune response to COVID-19 vaccination compared...
Vegan diets could lower blood sugar, boost weight loss in type 2 diabetes
Scientists from the Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen found that a 12-week vegan diet may result in clinically meaningful weight loss and improve blood sugar...
This diabetes drug can help you lose weight regardless of age
Scientists from Tel Aviv University found a drug could help people lose weight effectively no matter how old they are.
They found that obesity drug...
Complementary treatments for seasonal allergies
If you have an allergy, your immune system reacts to something that doesn’t bother most other people.
People with seasonal allergies (also called hay fever...
How often should women have bone tests?
Experts say that older women should have regular bone density tests to screen for osteoporosis. But it’s been unclear how often to repeat the tests.
A...
Noise complaints: taking on tinnitus
Do you hear sounds that no one else can hear? It might be a ringing. A clicking.
Or maybe a buzzing, hissing, or humming.
Hearing such...
This number could predict risk of type 2 diabetes in people with normal weight
Obesity and excess weight increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but individuals of normal weight can also develop the disease.
Scientists from Lund...
Hidden hazards: clearing out toxins in the home
Some hazards in the home are easy to see. Like a loose electrical socket.
Or torn carpet on the stairs. But others are harder to...
Why it’s hard to maintain weight loss
About 70% of U.S. adults are trying to lose weight. However, as a result of evolutionary pressures dating back to our most distant ancestors,...
Weight loss and lifestyle change could reduce severity of sleep apnea
Scientists from the University of Granada found that weight loss and lifestyle intervention are linked to meaningful and sustainable improvements in obstructive sleep apnea...