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John Roberts, the co-anchor of Fox’s “America Reports,” is off of TV for now, and it might be a while before he returns as he battles a nasty disease. The 70-year-old revealed his health situation on X earlier this week. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. …

A recent study from Harvard Medical School asks whether the element lithium might be a key factor in whether someone develops Alzheimer’s disease. Led by Dr. Bruce Yankner, professor of genetics and neurology at Harvard Medical School, the almost-decade long study says it is the first to show that lithium is found naturally in the brain in small amounts and …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for 3.5 million deaths in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. It’s a common disease in the United States, affecting about 6% of US adults and ranking among the country’s top 10 causes of death, the US Centers for Disease …

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel health notice for China after a spike in chikungunya infections, a mosquito-borne illness that can cause debilitating joint pain and fever. What’s happening? Since the first reported infection in early July, China has documented more than 8,000 cases of chikungunya, with Guangdong province at the center of the …

Data sources Life science publications We extracted life science research publications from the parsed PubMed XML database. Trained librarians associate articles indexed in PubMed with MeSH terms, which constitute a controlled vocabulary for the categorization of biomedical research topics. These terms formed the basis for linking publications to specific diseases in our analysis. Previous studies have also used alternative approaches …

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Most people hear “heart attack” and think of clogged arteries packed with fat and cholesterol. That picture is mostly right, but it may be missing a a key component. According to new research, common mouth bacteria that usually stay in their lane may drift into the bloodstream and trigger heart attacks. The study suggests that mouth microbes don’t just float …

Between work, errands, family obligations and household chores, life is busy. Taking time for yourself may not be feasible right now and that’s OK. If you can’t fit in the recommended 21 minutes of walking a day, start small.  “Even a quick one-minute jaunt pays off,” according to the report by Harvard Health. The report noted that a 2014 study from …

Research has long pointed to a link between poor gum health and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease — and now, a new trial suggests that treating severe gum disease may reduce the narrowing of a major artery over time in otherwise healthy people. Likely by reducing inflammation, this routine oral hygiene procedure may be an unsung way of minimizing …

A colony of bats near Libby Dam tested positive for the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, marking the first detection of the deadly disease in western Montana. Since it was first observed in New York in 2006, white-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats across the U.S. and Canada.   The disease is caused by a cold-loving fungus, which colonizes …