Are contact lenses increasing your COVID-19 infection risk?
you’re not supposed to touch your face, should contact lens wearers shift to glasses during the COVID-19 pandemic?
David Chu, assistant professor of ophthalmology at...
Obesity is a key risk factor for type 2 diabetes, regardless of genetics
In a new study, researchers found that obesity increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by at least 6 times, regardless of genetic...
Obesity may increase your risk of severe COVID-19
In two new studies, researchers found that obesity may put even younger people at higher risk of more severe COVID-19 and increase the death...
Scientists find the real cause of excessive weight gain
In a new study, researchers found that eating too much—not exercising too little—may be at the core of excessive weight gain.
They found forager-horticulturalist children...
Why some people with flu have more severe symptoms
In a new study, researchers found that high glucose levels may explain why some flu patients have worse symptoms than others.
The research was conducted...
This nutrient is critical to health in older people
A recent study from the University of Sheffield found that more than half of older people in South Yorkshire don’t consume enough protein to...
Women’s lifestyle changes, even in middle age, may reduce future stroke risk
In a new study, researchers found that middle age may not be too late for women to substantially reduce their stroke risk by not...
Intermittent fasting works best at night to burn fat
In a new study, researchers found that the circadian rhythms of the body’s biological clock may inform when you should start intermittent fasting.
The research...
This study shows new method to reverse aging and chronic inflammation
In a recent study from UC Berkeley, researchers have identified a molecular “switch” that controls the immune machinery responsible for chronic inflammation in the...
Lost sleep could set you up for Alzheimer’s
In two new studies, researchers found that lack of sleep could help promote the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
The first study shows that different forms...