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Your handgrip strength is linked to your brain health

Scientists from the University of California in San Francisco found that among men and women, handgrip strength is associated with measures of cognitive brain...

Bad weather creates perfect storm for asthma sufferers

It's an old line: "Everyone complains about the weather but no one is doing anything about it." But if you're a person with bad allergies...

Weight loss drugs may help stop COVID-19

Scientists from Oregon Health & Science University found the virus that causes COVID-19 undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system. This creates cellular...

Belly fat: a common cause of high blood pressure, heart attacks, diabetes

Scientists from Uppsala University found that visceral fat is a major contributing risk factor for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. They found that there is...

Light during sleep is linked to obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure in older people

Scientists from Northwestern Medicine found that older people who were exposed to any amount of light while sleeping at night were much more likely...

Cold temperatures could reduce inflammation, fight obesity, improve insulin

Scientists from Joslin Diabetes Center found that exposure to cold temperatures reduced inflammation in obesity while improving insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. They also found...

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...

Weight loss, male enhancement and other products may be dangerous

Whether you’re looking to buy weight loss, male enhancement, or certain other products, these days you’re apt to look for them online, rather than...

Poor sleep may increase risk of type 2 diabetes in these people

Scientists from the University of Hertfordshire found a strong link between poor sleep and a greater risk of pre-diabetic patients developing type two diabetes. The...

Politicians enjoy longer lives than general populations, Oxford study finds

Scientists from Oxford Population Health found that politicians typically enjoy longer lives than the general population. The research is published in the European Journal of Epidemiology...