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Share on PinterestA person with diabetes may find it difficult to improve their aerobic capacity.Regular aerobic exercise provides various health benefits, which heighten as a person increases their aerobic capacity. Doctors recommend this form of exercise to help control diabetes, but people with diabetes often have trouble improving this capacity. Now, scientists at the Joslin…

Share on PinterestA recent study suggests a molecule within the blood could be an early tell-tale sign of cognitive decline.Dementia is a debilitating condition that involves the progressive decline of memory, communication, and thinking.Globally, the number of people with this condition has more than doubled, rising from 20.2 million in 1990 to 43.8 million in…

By Graham Lawton There is some evidence that a person’s blood type may influence their chance of getting covid-19SOPA Images/SIPA USA/PA Images You may have heard that your blood type can protect you against catching covid-19, or make you more vulnerable. The science suggests that it can do both, a bit, but researchers say that…

Share on PinterestNew research explores how metabolic memory may increase the risk of type 1 diabetes complications.In 2016, around 1.3 million adults in the United States, about 0.55% of the adult population, had type 1 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Early in the course of the disease, the immune system…

(Chompoo Suriyo/Shutterstock) A blood test has been shown to detect five types of cancer years before the diseases could be spotted using conventional diagnostic methods, according to a study published Tuesday. Developed by a Sino-US startup, the test found cancers in 91 percent of people who showed no symptoms when the blood sample was collected…