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Many People Need Better Blood Pressure Treatment, Study Finds

High blood pressure is one of the leading causes of heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease and early death around the world. Many people do not...

Deadly Mould Infections In Hosptials May Be More Common Than Expected

A new study from the United States suggests that dangerous invasive mould infections may be more common than many experts once believed. Although these infections...

How Kidney Disease Can Harm Your Brain

Kidney disease is often thought of as a condition that only affects the kidneys. Many people associate it with dialysis or kidney transplantation. However, scientists...

Could Eating Less Sugar Protect Your Brain from Alzheimer’s?

A person's diet during pregnancy and the first two years of life may have a much bigger effect on brain health than scientists once...

What Is the Best Exercise for Metabolic Syndrome?

Metabolic syndrome is not a single disease but a combination of health problems that often occur together. A person is usually diagnosed when they have...

A Simple Home Test Could Spot Hidden Diabetes Much Earlier

Type 2 diabetes often develops quietly over many years. Many people have no obvious symptoms until serious damage has already occurred. A new study published...

AI Can Find Hidden Heart Failure in ECG charts

Heart failure is a major health problem that affects millions of people around the world. It happens when the heart cannot pump blood as...

‘Super’ Muscle Repair Signal Could Help Delay Ageing

Getting older often means losing muscle strength and movement. Many older adults notice that everyday activities such as climbing stairs, carrying shopping bags, or...

How to Prevent Liver Cancer Effectively

Liver cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide, but many cases can be prevented. Scientists have learned that liver cancer usually...

This Old Drug Could Effectively Fight Lower Back Pain

Lower back pain is one of the leading causes of pain and disability around the world. Around eight out of every ten people will...

Best Whole Foods for Healthy Blood Pressure

Healthy blood pressure is one of the most important foundations of good health. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, often develops without obvious symptoms, yet...

Scientists Discover a Brain Switch That May Help Keep Memory Sharp as We Age

As people grow older, many notice that remembering names, learning new skills, or recalling information becomes more difficult. Although some memory changes are a normal...

One Cup of These Vegetables a Day Could Help Protect Your Heart

Heart disease is the world's leading cause of death, claiming nearly 18 million lives each year. It includes conditions such as heart attacks, strokes,...

Can You Lower Your Risk of Parkinson’s Disease?

Parkinson's disease is a progressive brain disorder that mainly affects movement, but it can also influence sleep, mood, thinking, smell and many other body...

Simple Painkiller May Stop Cancer from Spreading After Surgery

Many people with cancer do not die from the original tumor itself. Instead, the greatest danger comes when cancer spreads to other parts of...

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Scientists solve a long-standing nuclear mystery that could explain how stars create heavy elements

Scientists have solved a decades-old mystery about the way some atomic nuclei release energy, a discovery that could improve our understanding of how stars...

Scientists create 3D-printable material that behaves like human tissue

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a remarkable new 3D-printable material that behaves much like human tissue. The material can sort...

Scientists develop a new way to search for hidden particles by ‘listening’ to the...

Scientists have created a new mathematical method that could help reveal hidden particles that have so far escaped detection. Inspired by the way a skilled...

Venus May Still Be Geologically Active, New Study Suggests

For many years, scientists believed that Venus was a quiet, geologically inactive world where major surface changes stopped long ago. New research now challenges that...

Could We Send a Spacecraft to a Black Hole?

Black holes represent some of the most extreme environments in the universe. They’re the sources of the strongest consistent gravitational fields, which allows us to...