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Simple Ways to Calm Acid Reflux

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, is a common digestive condition that can cause frequent heartburn and discomfort. It happens when stomach contents repeatedly move upward...

Common Painkiller May Raise Blood Pressure

Paracetamol is one of the most widely used pain medicines in the world, but taking high prescription doses regularly may have an unexpected effect...

New Drug Could Achieve Weight Loss More Easily

An experimental drug once studied for Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions may have an unexpected use: helping the body fight obesity. Researchers at Johns Hopkins...

6 Teas That May Help Fight Chronic Inflammation

Inflammation is one of the body's main ways of protecting itself. When you cut your skin, develop an infection or injure a muscle, the...

What Your Blood Type May Say About Your Health

Most people think about their blood type only when they donate blood, need a transfusion, or fill out a medical form. But scientists have found...

This Drug May Rapidly Ease Suicidal Thoughts

Ketamine may do more than rapidly ease severe suicidal thoughts in people with depression. Research from Columbia University suggests that a single dose can also...

A Big Cause of Rheumatoid Arthritis is in Gut

Rheumatoid arthritis is a long-term autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue around the joints. It can cause pain, swelling and...

Could Fasting Reduce High Blood Pressure?

Fasting may help lower high blood pressure by changing the body's metabolism, according to researchers from Pantox Laboratories. They propose that going without food for...

Five Drugs That Can Powerfully Hijack the Brain

Addiction can change the brain in ways that make it extremely difficult for a person to stop using a drug, even when that drug...

Can Vitamins Help Calm Chronic Inflammation?

Inflammation is one of the body's natural defense systems. When you are injured or develop an infection, the immune system sends cells and chemical...

Common Blood Pressure Drug May Increase Eye Disease Risk

A widely used type of blood pressure medicine may be linked to a higher risk of glaucoma, according to a large study from the...

This Depression Drug May Increase Death Risk

A large study has raised concerns about using newer antipsychotic medicines as an added treatment for depression. Researchers from Rutgers University and Columbia University found...

Why a Planet’s Slow Spin Could Turn It into a Scorching World Like Venus

Why did Earth become a comfortable home for life while its similar-sized neighbor Venus turned into a scorching world with a crushing atmosphere? Scientists think...

Want a Happier Marriage? Exercising Together May Help

Exercise is well known for improving physical health, reducing stress and supporting mental well-being. Now, new research suggests it may offer another benefit: helping couples...

New Ultrasound Patch Could Help People Reach Deep, Restorative REM Sleep Faster

Scientists have developed a wearable ultrasound patch that could help people get more REM sleep without taking medication or undergoing surgery. The technology, developed by...

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Water is an amazing substance. The human body is made up of more than 50% water. Approximately 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by...

New Zinc Battery Lasts More Than 60,000 Charge Cycles

Scientists in Australia have developed a rechargeable zinc-iodine battery that can survive more than 60,000 charging cycles, potentially offering a safer and more sustainable...

Ancient Trees Reveal a Terrifying History of Monster Solar Storms

Some of the world's oldest trees are revealing a surprising warning about the sun: our star is capable of producing solar storms far more...

Hubble Discovers a Lost Galaxy Swallowed by the Milky Way 11.8 Billion Years Ago

The Milky Way has not always been the enormous spiral galaxy we see today. Like many large galaxies, it grew partly by swallowing smaller...

Scientists Solve Key Mysteries Behind Supernovae and X-Ray Bursts

Scientists have made two important nuclear measurements that could help explain what happens inside some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. In two...