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These people living with type 2 diabetes are saying ‘no thanks’ to a higher...
Today, on World Diabetes Day, the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association, two of the world’s leading health organizations in the areas...
Heart attack survivors who develop PTSD don’t always take heart meds
Experiencing a heart attack may be so terrifying that it triggers post-traumatic stress disorder, and those who develop PTSD have twice the risk of...
Researchers discover new way to treat chronic neuropathic pain
Unlike acute pain that occurs in response to a sudden injury, chronic neuropathic pain can develop slowly in response to nerve damage that occurs...
New material breaks world record turning heat into electricity
Thermoelectric materials can convert heat into electrical energy.
This is due to the so-called Seebeck effect: If there is a temperature difference between the two...
Scientists reveal new state of matter
For years, physicists have assumed that Cooper pairs, the electron duos that enable superconductors to conduct electricity without resistance, were two-trick ponies.
The pairs either...
How to handle heartburn during the holidays
You have roughly 30 minutes to scarf down your lunch before your next engagement. It’s a busy day, but you need the fuel.
You instinctively...
Being inactive out of work hours may increase obesity risk
In a new study, researchers found that workers with physically demanding jobs who are inactive out of hours are at greater risk of obesity...
Frequent use of pain and sleep drugs may double your frailty risk
In a new study, researchers found strong links between self-reported regular use of prescription drugs for pain and/or sleep, and longitudinal risk of frailty...
This earthquake-like brain-wave is essential for healthy sleep
In a new study, researchers found that cortical arousals and brief awakenings during sleep exhibit non-equilibrium dynamics and complex organization across time scales necessary...
Scientists find new way to stop peanut allergy
In a new study, researchers found that one injection of an antibody treatment let people with severe peanut allergies eat a nut's worth of...
Smoking and high blood pressure may increase risk of deadly brain bleeding
In a new study, researchers found that smoking and high blood pressure may increase the risk of suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage, the most lethal...
Treatment to ward off stroke less effective in women
Women are at higher risk for stroke and have different stroke symptoms than men.
New research suggests another difference: less benefit from a surgery used...
Why telling people with diabetes to use Walmart insulin can be dangerous advice
About 7.4 million people in the U.S. require manufactured insulin to stay alive.
I'm one of them. I've lived with Type 1 diabetes for over...
This supplement may benefit people with heart failure
In a new study, researchers found fish oil might help people with heart failure avoid repeat trips to the hospital.
The research was conducted by...
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