Vitamin D May Help Prevent Arthritis Through Hormone Changes
Researchers used advanced genetic analysis to study whether vitamin D can help prevent rheumatoid arthritis, a disease where the body's immune system attacks …
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What Causes Kidney Stones? A Study of 1,296 People
Kidney stones are a common health problem that affects many people worldwide. Researchers in Jordan studied 1,296 people to understand why some develop kidney …
Read MoreGood Gut Bacteria May Help Prevent Painful Gallstones
Researchers discovered that a specific type of helpful bacteria called Lactobacillus taiwanensis may protect against gallstone formation. When mice ate an …
Read MoreEating More Plants May Protect Your Liver in Your 20s
Researchers studied 887 young adults around age 27 to understand how their food choices affect liver health. They found that people who ate more vegetables, …
Read MoreEating Healthy May Help Prevent Kidney Stones
Researchers studied over 25,000 American adults to understand how different healthy eating patterns affect kidney stone risk. They found that people who …
Read MoreTap Water May Help Prevent Kidney Stones Better Than Bottled Water
Researchers looked at drinking habits of over 10,000 American adults to understand how different types of water affect kidney stone risk. They found that …
Read MoreWhy Couch Potatoes Get More Kidney Stones
Researchers studied over 10,000 people who don't exercise much and found that those with poor health habits get kidney stones much more often. The study looked …
Read MoreWhy Most Kidney Stone Patients Don't Follow Diet Advice
Kidney stones are painful mineral deposits that form in your kidneys, and diet plays a big role in preventing them from coming back. A new review looked at how …
Read MoreJunk Food and High Blood Pressure Start Young
Researchers studied over 1,000 children ages 5-9 to understand how eating habits and lifestyle affect their blood vessels and blood pressure. They found that …
Read MoreEven Normal Blood Pressure May Affect Your Liver Health
Researchers studied over 2,000 American adults without high blood pressure to see if even slightly elevated blood pressure numbers could affect liver health. …
Read MoreWhat Teen Girls Eat and Eating Disorders: A New Study
Researchers in India studied how the food choices and eating habits of teenage girls connect to eating disorders—serious conditions where people develop …
Read MoreExercise Protects Your Kidneys, New Study Shows
Researchers looked at health information from over 10,000 Americans to understand how exercise affects kidney disease. They found that people who exercised …
Read MoreGetting Enough Folate May Lower Depression Risk
Researchers used advanced genetic analysis to study whether getting enough folate (a B vitamin found in leafy greens and beans) could help prevent depression. …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Kids Fight Off Colds and Flu?
Researchers looked at multiple studies to see if vitamin D helps prevent or treat respiratory infections like colds and flu in children. By combining results …
Read MoreHigher Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent Frailty in Older Adults
A large review of 41 studies involving over 500,000 older adults found that higher vitamin D levels are linked to lower risk of frailty. People with the …
Read MoreNew Tool Predicts Heart Disease Risk in People with Diabetes
Researchers created a simple scoring tool to predict heart disease risk in people with diabetes using data from over 2,000 Americans. The tool uses seven …
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