Good oral hygiene could help reduce COVID-19 severity, study finds
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) could pass into people’s lungs from saliva with the virus moving directly from mouth to bloodstream, particularly if individuals...
Read MoreCholesterol potential target for Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes
Photo Cred: Bianca Ackermann/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A new study examined the role of cholesterol in both Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes to identify a small molecule that may...
Read MoreStudy links pandemic to six unhealthy eating behaviors
Photo Cred: JESHOOTS.COM/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A new probe into the lingering impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic revealed correlations to six unhealthy eating behaviors, according to a new...
Read MoreStudy highlights racial, sex disparities in COVID-19 rates
Photo Cred: Andrea Davis/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Black women are dying at significantly higher rates from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) than white men, and disparities in mortality rates among women...
Read MoreCorrecting altered brain circuit help address obesity and depression, study finds
Photo Cred: MART PRODUCTION/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Obesity and mental disorders such as depression and anxiety often go hand in hand, according to a new study by researchers at Baylor...
Read MoreLarge study looks at COVID-19 infection and subsequent mental health, neurological conditions
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury One in three novel coronavirus (COVID-19) survivors received a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis within six months of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...
Read MoreWeight and cholesterol levels linked to COVID-19 risk
Photo Cred: Jakayla Toney/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Maintaining a healthy weight and high levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol could make a patient less likely to develop the novel...
Read MoreFederal health agencies recommend pausing Johnson & Johnson vaccine amid clotting reports
Photo Cred: CDC/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are jointly calling for a pause...
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