Imaging shows severe COVID-19 can damage muscle tissue in heart
Photo Cred: Artem Podrez/Pexels By Avery St. Onge Scientists found significant vascular damage at the microscopic level in patients who had died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in a study...
Read MoreStudy creates model to predict lifetime risk of heart failure
Photo Cred: Pixabay By Avery St. Onge The first risk prediction model for lifetime risk of heart failure was developed and validated in a new study published in the journal,...
Read MoreMalfunctioning brain cells identified as potential target for Alzheimer’s treatment
Photo Cred: Robina Weermeijer/Unsplash By Liz Gold A rare population of potentially toxic senescent cells in human brains have been identified by Wake Forest scientists, opening the door to new...
Read MoreNew study explores link between obesity and COVID-19
Photo Cred: Neonbrand/Unsplash By Liz Gold A recent study investigated the role of obesity in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms and provides the first in vivo evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in...
Read MoreAltered lipid metabolism may be associated with ALS
Photo Cred: Edward Jenner/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A new study found people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), compared to those without the condition, had two and a half times...
Read MoreStudy shows increased risk of death for long COVID-19 patients within 12 months
Photo Cred: Fernando Zhiminaicela/Pixabay By Avery St. Onge Survivors of severe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are twice as likely to die within 12 months of their diagnosis than those with mild...
Read MoreA personalized approach to autoimmune conditions
Photo Cred: Denis Tuksar/Unsplash By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is just one of many autoimmune diseases on the rise today in Westernized countries. Patients with RA...
Read MoreCleveland Clinic study links gut microbiome and aggressive prostate cancer
Photo Cred: Cleveland Clinic By Katherine Shagoury Cleveland Clinic researchers have shown that diet-associated molecules in the gut are associated with aggressive prostate cancer, suggesting dietary interventions may help reduce risk....
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