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Your health on COVID-19 stay-at-home orders

COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have had a divided impact on health, and new research finds that the effect is different for people with obesity.

Less access to healthcare may be leading to worse outcomes for people with Alzheimer’s in rural areas—but a change due to COVID-19 just might help.

Did you know that fiber, in addition to it’s other well-known benefits, can help your body fight off bacteria? Find out how!

Did cancer kill the dinosaurs? A deformed dinosaur bone has given a glimpse of life as a 77-million-year-old cancer “survivor.”

While some thought lung damage from vaping was caused by THC, nicotine, or vitamin E oil, the culprit might be the heating element.

Scientists have found a new way to defeat cancer by killing cancer cells without harming the patient.

Medications are still formulated with a male bias, but new awareness of how different bodies process drugs could lead to safer dosages for women.

New research suggests that doing brain training exercises to improve visuospatial skills could help reduce motion sickness.

While anticholinergics help manage many common medical conditions, they affect thinking and memory, possibly leading to Alzheimer’s disease.

Poor sleep has been linked to high blood pressure, and a new study suggests it’s because disrupted sleep damages the gut microbiome.