by Scott Davis | Nov 3, 2021
Doctors have long been prescribing aspirin as a blood thinner to anyone at risk of heart disease. But does it really help? This has never been rigorously researched. A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine attempts to answer these questions. And...
by Jodi Knapp | Nov 2, 2021
Tragically, falls are common among Parkinson’s sufferers: 59% of all Parkinson’s patients fall 2–4 times a year. Sometimes, the consequences are dire, such as broken bones or even death. But a new study published in the journal BMC Neurology reveals a simple method...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 31, 2021
A professor and her students from the University of Delaware were studying genetic contributions to Alzheimer’s disease when they accidentally stumbled onto something shocking. According to their new study, published in Cell Reports, one common vitamin that is...
by Scott Davis | Oct 30, 2021
Believe it or not, you eat organisms that are alive almost every day. You even keep many of them in your cupboards and fridge. Several scientific inquiries have discovered that eating these organisms can lower your blood pressure and cholesterol. Therefore, you should...
by ShellyManning | Oct 29, 2021
Allopurinol is the most prescribed drug for gout. But it comes with loads of side effects, including stomach upset, nausea, diarrhea, and drowsiness, to name a few. But a new study from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College in Malaysia reveals two common...
by Scott Davis | Oct 28, 2021
If you feel like you’re coughing all the time, there’s an 80% chance that your doctor has no idea why. His or her first guesses will be asthma or bronchitis. But a study published in latest edition of the Journal Cureus reveals an unlikely candidate as a very common...