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New Nonsurgical Treatment May Bring Lasting Pain Relief for Knee Arthritis

Knee osteoarthritis is one of the most common causes of pain and disability around the world. The condition develops when the tissues inside the...

Why Most Patients in U.S. Never Reach the Kidney Transplant Waiting List

For people with kidney failure, a kidney transplant can be life-changing. A successful transplant can allow someone to live longer, feel better, and spend...

8 Common Food Additives Linked to High Blood Pressure

Many people pay attention to sugar, salt, and fat when trying to eat a healthy diet. However, there is another group of ingredients that...

Simple 15-Second Balance Test Could Predict Your Risk of Falling

Falls are one of the biggest health risks facing older adults. Every year, millions of older people fall and many suffer broken bones, head...

Hidden Fat Around Blood Vessels Could Hold the Key to Preventing Heart Disease

When doctors talk about obesity and type 2 diabetes, they often focus on blood sugar levels, body weight, and cholesterol. Yet one of the greatest...

Could Controlling Diabetes Help Prevent Dementia?

For many years, doctors treated diabetes and dementia as two separate health problems. Diabetes was mainly seen as a disease that affects blood sugar...

Scientists Find Common Trigger for Both Blood Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases

Scientists have made an important discovery that may help explain why some people develop both leukemia and autoimmune diseases. The research was carried out by...

Thousands Are Dying in Pain and Without Support, Study Warns

Dying is something that every person will face, yet a major new study suggests that many people in England are spending their final days...

Why Obesity Can Make Breast Cancers More Dangerous in Older Women

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women around the world. Although treatments have improved greatly over the years, some forms of breast...

These Everyday Foods Could Put Extra Stress on Your Kidneys

Your kidneys are two small organs located near the middle of your back, but they do some of the most important jobs in your...

Scientists Uncover Surprising Cause of Bowel Cancer

Colorectal cancer, also called bowel cancer, is one of the most common and deadly forms of cancer in the world. Every year, millions of people...

Big Causes of Pancreatic Cancer You Need to Know

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer in the world. It begins in the pancreas, a small organ that sits deep...

Hidden Risks of Everyday Painkillers You Need to Know

Pain is a common part of life. People experience pain for many reasons, including headaches, sore muscles, injuries, arthritis, and long-lasting health conditions. To keep...

Could a Simple Vitamin Help Calm Hidden Inflammation?

Most people know vitamin D as the 'sunshine vitamin' because the body can make it after sunlight reaches the skin. Vitamin D is best known...

Common Sedative Drug May Harm the Heart When Used at Night

Millions of people have surgery every year, and many receive medicines to help them stay calm before their procedure. One of the most commonly...

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Ancient stellar debris is still falling on Earth after 100 million years, study finds

Tiny traces of material from a giant cosmic explosion are still falling to Earth more than 100 million years after the event occurred, according...

How drones could leap from water into the air like birds and rays

Watching a seabird burst out of the ocean or a mobula ray launch itself into the air makes the transition from water to sky...

A 5.3-million‑year‑old whale graveyard has been found on the floor of the Indian Ocean

When a whale dies, a very special natural phenomenon can come alive. The carcass might float at the surface for some time, attracting sharks and...

Astronomers discover Sun-like star that likely swallowed one of its planets

A team of astronomers has found strong evidence that a star similar to our sun may have eaten one of its own planets. The star,...

A star’s death throes involves a lot of kicking

When stars like our Sun age, they puff up into red giants. Their bubbling outer mass gradually escapes into space, and their remaining cores contract...