Health & Wellness
Common Drinking Water Chemicals Linked to Higher Uterine Cancer Risk
Chemicals created during the treatment of public drinking water may be linked to a higher risk of uterine cancer, according to a large new...
Sleep, Genes, and the Hidden Risk of Alzheimer’s
Could the quality of your sleep influence your brain health decades before memory problems appear?
A new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggests the...
New Treatment Could Stop Heart Failure After Heart Attacks
Heart attacks remain one of the leading causes of death and disability around the world. Thanks to modern emergency treatments, many people now survive...
New AI Camera May Predict Dangerous Diabetes Foot Ulcers
Foot ulcers are among the most feared complications of diabetes. Because diabetes can damage nerves, many people cannot feel small cuts or pressure injuries...
Weight Loss Drug Users Don’t Need to Worry About Vision Loss Risk
GLP-1 receptor agonists are changing the treatment of type 2 diabetes. These medicines copy the action of a natural hormone that helps control blood...
Common Blood Pressure Drug Linked to Higher Eye Disease Risk
Millions of people take medicine every day to control high blood pressure and lower their risk of heart attacks and strokes. One of the...
This Vitamin Supplement May Help People with Poor Leg Circulation Walk Farther
Peripheral artery disease, often called PAD, is a common condition that affects blood flow to the legs. It happens when fatty deposits build up...
Scientists Find a Hidden Cause of Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common brain disorders, especially in older adults. It slowly damages the parts of the brain that control...
Early Warning Signs of Pancreatic Cancer You Should Never Ignore
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer because it is often found too late.
The pancreas is a small organ located behind...
Millions of Older People Take Daily Aspirin When They No Longer Need It
heart attacks and strokes.
Doctors believed that thinning the blood would lower the chance of dangerous blood clots forming in the heart or brain. As...
A Simple Salt Swap Could Help Lower Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is often called the “silent killer” because it usually has no clear symptoms.
Many people do not know they have it until...
Treating Blocked Heart Arteries May Save More Older Lives After Heart Attacks
Doctors may soon change the way they treat heart attacks in older adults after a major international study found that treating all major blocked...
These Breakfast Foods Can Naturally Help Lower Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is one of the biggest risk factors for heart disease and stroke. It often develops without causing noticeable symptoms, which is...
New Pill Could Treat Both Heart Failure and Sleep Apnea
Your heart works every second of every day to pump blood around your body. When it becomes too weak to do this properly, the...
These Early Heart Disease Warning Signs Could Save Your Life
Heart disease remains one of the biggest health problems across the world.
One of the most common forms develops when the coronary arteries, which supply...
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Brain Health
Scientists Solve a 130-Year Mystery About Conscious Awareness
Have you ever arrived home after a familiar drive and realized you barely remember the journey?
Or searched for an item only to discover you...
Sleep, Genes, and the Hidden Risk of Alzheimer’s
Could the quality of your sleep influence your brain health decades before memory problems appear?
A new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggests the...
Can Your First Sugar Exposure Affect Your Dementia Risk Decades Later?
Can the amount of sugar a baby is exposed to before birth influence memory decades later? A new study published in Neurology suggests it...
Why One Rare Gene Variant Could Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease
For decades, researchers have wondered why one rare version of the APOE gene seems to protect people from Alzheimer's disease.
A new study from the...
Growing Daytime Sleepiness Could Be an Early Warning Sign of Dementia
Feeling sleepier during the day as we get older may be more important than many people realize.
A new study suggests that older women who...