Metabolic syndrome increases a person's risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, and includes conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar. In a recent mouse-model study,… [+3979 chars]
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Today (April 11) is World Parkinsons Day, a day where friends and family remember loved ones struggling with Parkinsons disease and aim to raise public awareness generally about the disease. The dis… [+1469 chars]
Defining the most appropriate phenotypes in genome-wide association studies of COVID-19 is challenging, and two new publications demonstrate how case-control definitions critically determine outcomes… [+9922 chars]
Adults who have a history of allergies may also have an increased risk of high blood pressure and developing coronary heart disease, according to new analysis of cross-sectional survey data from the … [+2461 chars]
Getty Images Heart disease is no joke: It's the No. 1 killer among American men and women, and someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds in the US. These numbers are scary, but science tells us ex… [+8366 chars]
Feeling a sense of purpose or meaning in life is associated with a lower risk of dementia years later, finds a new review of evidence led by UCL researchers. The academics were looking at whether po… [+3024 chars]
They might look like cells and act like cells. But a new potential COVID-19 treatment is actually a cleverly disguised trickster, which attracts viruses and binds them, rendering them inactive. As t… [+5550 chars]
An unprecedented study could lead to a more precise diagnosis of Alzheimer's as well as new treatments for the disease. Scientists have discovered an additional 42 genes connected to the development… [+5062 chars]
The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted access to dental care and routine immunizations for many children and a new report from Torontos top doctor says that the city needs to work with the province to… [+3591 chars]
Getty Images Heart disease is no joke: It's the No. 1 killer among American men and women, and someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds in the US. These numbers are scary, but science tells us ex… [+8366 chars]
Everybody knows that consuming too much salt is bad for your health. But nobody ever mentions the potential impact of the other condiment in the cruet set: black pepper. Does it have an effect on you… [+4158 chars]
