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...
by Jodi Knapp | Oct 27, 2021
Being overweight is considered to be the #1 cause of type-2 diabetes. And the first thing that any good doctor will recommend is losing body fat. But a new study published in the latest Journal of Physiology reveals that one of the most effective weight loss methods...
by ShellyManning | Oct 26, 2021
If you have chronic kidney disease (CKD), you’ve probably been advised to drink a lot of water. The thinking is that diluting potentially harmful chemicals or waste products in high amounts of water keeps your kidneys clean. But a study in the journal Nephrology...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 24, 2021
This article is not meant to cast blame. A loving spouse would never intentionally cause dementia in their partner. But a new study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry reveals that some attributes of a person can lead to dementia in their...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 23, 2021
Did you know that lowering your high blood pressure can be as easy as changing one habit in only 2 minutes a day? Seems too easy to be true, right? But there is science behind this claim. Scientists in South Korea looked at the impact of poor dental hygiene on other...
by Scott Davis | Oct 22, 2021
When doctors detect enlarged prostate, their first response is often a fear of cancer. This is often followed up with long list of tests. But a new study from Oakland University William Beaumont Hospital School of Medicine and published in the journal The Prostate...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 17, 2021
Cognitive behavioral therapy is considered to be the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder (SAD). But a study just published in the journal JMIR Mental Health reveals a simple computer game that seems to be just as—or even more—effective. And wouldn’t...