by Jodi Knapp | Jun 21, 2026
The occurrence of neuropathy has been rising rapidly in recent decades. However, it’s often overlooked as a disease in itself and just considered an annoying consequence of diabetes. A new study by the American Board of Family Medicine changes this by revealing two...
by Jodi Knapp | Jun 20, 2026
Levothyroxine, a drug used to treat hypothyroidism, is prescribed for 23 million Americans every year. In Clinical Chemistry, a Yale scientist warns that up to 90% of it might be completely unnecessary and based on a common cause of misdiagnosis. When more than 10% of...
by Christian Goodman | Jun 19, 2026
Technology is great, but not when it causes vertigo. A new study presented at the latest IEEE Conference reveals how a growingly popular technology causes vertigo for many who use it. Strangely, however, this is drastically more true for one gender than the other....
by Jodi Knapp | Jun 14, 2026
Type 2 diabetes is considered a lifestyle disease, meaning that it’s caused primarily by our modern Western lifestyle. What exactly about our modern lifestyle causes type 2 diabetes, and how can we avoid it? That’s the burning question a new study in Nature Medicine...
by Christian Goodman | Jun 13, 2026
If you love salty food, you’ll love today’s article. A study published in the American Journal of Physiology proves that eating a lot of another mineral gives you a free pass on salt. This common mineral forces your blood pressure down whether or not you consume a lot...
by Jodi Knapp | Jun 12, 2026
Sometimes researchers find the weirdest and most unlikely connections that seemingly have nothing to do with each other. One such connection, which was published in the journal Gastroenterology, was recently made with Parkinson’s and what would seem like a body part...