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Non-fasting Blood Test Helps Screen Youth for Diabetes and Prediabetes
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, US, developed a new non-fasting blood test that can help identify youth at risk of developing type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. The results of the conducted study suggest that this simple...
New Drug Candidate May Reverse Memory Loss
Scientists from the Salk Institute, US, found that a drug candidate that previously slowed aging in brain cells was also able to successfully reverse memory loss in a mouse model with the inherited Alzheimer’s disease. For the last few decades, this team of...
New Vaccine Successfully Protects Macaques against COVID-19
A new study, completed by researchers from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, US, finds that a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, created in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson corporation, is effective in protecting rhesus macaque monkeys from...
Children Need Solitary Activities Outdoors to Bond with Nature
A new study, performed by researchers from North Carolina State University, finds that solitary activities, which include fishing, hunting, or exploring outside, play a crucial role in building strong bonds between children and nature. For the study, a team of...
Unborn Babies Could Be at Risk of Catching COVID-19 in the Womb
Recent research, performed by scientists from the University of Cambridge, UK, finds that unborn babies at just 2 weeks old possess genes which could put them at risk of contracting COVID-19 from their mothers. The researchers created a new way to look at genes in the...
Not Getting Sufficient Sleep Stifles Positive Feelings
A new study from Norway finds that people who sleep at least 2 hours less than usually became more impulsive and prone to making mistakes throughout the following day, as well as experience suppression of positive feelings. For the study, a team of researchers tracked...
Children under 5 Carry Higher Levels of COVID-19
A new study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, suggests that children younger than 5 years may have 10 to 100 times greater levels of genetic materials of the coronavirus than older children and adults. A team of researchers, led by Taylor Heald-Sargent of the Ann &...
Pregnant Black and Hispanic Women More Prone to Coronavirus Exposure
A new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, US, finds that pregnant black and Hispanic women in Philadelphia are 5 times more likely to be exposed to coronavirus compared to white and Asian women. For the study, a team of researchers measured...
Plant-based Diet Supports Healthy Aging
A new review, published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, suggests that a plant-based diet promotes healthy aging and can lower the risk of cardiometabolic diseases. The review includes clinical trials, performed under controlled conditions, and...
Link between Lithium in Drinking Water and Suicide Rates Confirmed
The first-ever meta-analysis of studies of lithium in drinking water, conducted by a team of researchers from the United Kingdom, confirmed the link between the higher levels of lithium in the public water supply and lower rates of suicide mortality in the local...
Smoking and Vaping Can Increase Severity of COVID-19
A recent review, performed by researchers from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, finds that smoking and vaping can increase the severity of COVID-19 because of vessel damage and a higher risk of stroke. Smoking can affect the vascular system in the brain...
Top Foods that Help Increase Levels of Testosterone
Testosterone is an important hormone that plays a crucial role in normal body function, namely it helps maintain bone and muscle strength, determines hair growth, makes sperm, maintains sex drive and erections, helps make red blood cells, and even boosts energy and...
