A global study led by Hamilton scientists has found a link between eating processed meat and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. The same study did not find the same link with unprocessed red meat or poultry. The information comes…
In a nine-month investigation by the Guardian and Consumer Reports we found forever chemicals, arsenic and lead in samples taken across the US By Ryan Felton and Lisa Gill of Consumer Reports and Lewis Kendall for the Guardian In Connecticut, a condo…
Analyzing a national cancer database, researchers find a bump in diagnoses at 65, suggesting that many wait for Medicare to kick in before they seek care. A couple of years ago, Joseph Shrager, MD, professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford School of…
Key Takeaways A new study from the United Kingdom has found that adults living with children appear to be at a slightly increased risk of getting COVID-19 compared to adults who do not live with kids. The increase was only…
BOSTON – (March 25, 2021) – A mechanism has been identified that explains how physical exercise in pregnancy confers metabolic health benefits in offspring. According to researchers, the key lies with a protein called SOD3, vitamin D and adequate exercise,…
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have discovered a protein that could be key to blocking the most common bacterial cause of human food poisoning in the United States. Chances are, if you’ve eaten undercooked poultry or cross contaminated…
Drug companies raised the price of insulin about 10% each time a new type of insulin cleared the third and the final stages toward Food and Drug Administration approval, according to new research that sheds light on a health…
For the last nine years, this country has suffered from a growing overdose crisis caused by illicit fentanyl — aka “the opioid crisis” — which is responsible for killing more than 80,000 Americans in 2020 alone. The crisis started from good intentions by…
In a new study, people who reported feeling no stress experienced better moods and were less likely to have chronic health conditions than people who did face stressors. However, the people who did not experience stress scored lower on cognition…
There are certain traits that lend themselves to “revenge bedtime procrastination.” There’s also a way out. AS A SELF-PROCLAIMED night owl, I’m rarely surprised when I lift my eyes from Instagram and see that it’s well past when I intended…
