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Swimming in Cold Water May Help Defend from Dementia
Recent research, conducted by scientists from Cambridge University, UK, suggests that swimming in cold water may help defend the brain against dementia and other degenerative diseases. For the research, scientists monitored swimmers in London's Parliament Hill Lido...
Early Morning Exercise May Reduce the Risk of Cancer
According to a new study in the International Journal of Cancer, people who exercise in the morning between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. could have a lower risk of developing cancer compared to those who exercise later during the day. For the study, a team of researchers...
Flu Drug Shows Promise against SARS-CoV-2 in Rodents
In a new study, a team of scientists from the Rega Institute for Medical Research in Leuven, Belgium, finds that high doses of favipiravir, an influenza drug, strongly inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in hamsters. For the study, researchers developed a model of COVID-19 in Syrian...
People Exposed to Air Pollution Have Markers of Neurodegenerative Disease
New research, published in the journal Environmental Research, suggests that young adults and children exposed to air pollution have the markers of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and motor neuron disease in their brain stems. For the study, a team of...
Likelihood of Contracting COVID-19 May Not Be Age-Dependent
Recent research, completed by scientists from Japan, suggests that the age is unlikely to affect the susceptibility to the virus. It only may affect the severity of the case. For the study, a team of researchers performed a deep analysis from the data from three...
5 Foods That May Accelerate Your Aging
We all understand that aging is a normal process, but many of us would like to slow down this process. Such factors as environmental stressors, genetics, sleep, physical activity, and food choices affect the aging process. To stay young longer, you may influence some...
Nitric Oxide Can Be an Effective Treatment for COVID-19
According to a new in vitro study, conducted by researchers from the Zoonosis Science Center at Uppsala University in Sweden, nitric oxide may suppress SARS-CoV-2, a virus that causes COVID-19. For the study, a team of researchers used cultures of monkey cells...
General Anesthesia Doesn’t Increase the Risk of Dementia
Recent research, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, finds no difference in the risk of being diagnosed with dementia for individuals who received general anesthesia and those who received regional anesthesia. For the study, a team of...
Face Masks Have No Significant Negative Effect on CO2 and O2 Levels
According to a new study, published in the journal Annals of the American Thoracic Society, face masks have an insignificant effect on the carbon dioxide and oxygen levels a person breathes in, even if one has a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). For the...
Diet High in Fructose May Worsen Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A new study from researchers in Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, USA, finds that a diet with a high content of sugar fructose may significantly worsen inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To check the effect of fructose on the gastrointestinal tract, a team of...
Patients with Chronic Pain May Benefit from Yoga and Meditation
According to a new study that appeared in the Journal of the America Osteopathic Association, a mindful-based stress reduction (MBSR) course that included yoga and meditation helps patients with chronic pain and depression. The researchers noticed that mindful...
Sufficient Vitamin D Levels May Cut Complications of COVID-19
A small study, recently published in the journal PLOS ONE, finds that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are at lower risk of having complications if they have sufficient vitamin D levels. In this study, researchers aimed to investigate the effects of a person’s...
