Health & Wellness
Sleep Loss May Slowly Cause Weight Gain
Losing a little sleep every night may not seem like a big problem, but new research suggests that it could slowly affect your weight...
Healthy Eating May Boost Mental Wellbeing in Older People
The foods people choose every day may influence much more than their waistline or heart health. According to new research, diet may also affect...
Could a Daily Serving of Spinach Help Prevent Chronic Lung Disease?
Most people know that eating vegetables is good for the heart, but fewer people realize that what they eat may also affect how well...
Could Oyster Meat Become a Natural Way to Fight Gut Inflammation?
Scientists are constantly searching for natural foods that can help prevent chronic diseases. Many fruits, vegetables, herbs, and seafood contain special natural compounds that...
Do Thousands of Older Men Still Need This Common Prostate Drug?
Many men notice changes in their urination as they grow older. They may need to urinate more often, wake up several times during the...
New Daily Diabetes Pill Shows Strong Blood Sugar Effects
Type 2 diabetes affects hundreds of millions of people around the world and is one of the leading causes of heart disease, kidney failure,...
A Promising Drug Could Help Slow Parkinson’s Disease Instead of Just Treating Symptoms
Parkinson's disease is the second most common brain disease that causes the gradual loss of nerve cells, affecting more than 10 million people worldwide.
It...
Simple Blood Tests Could Transform Early Detection of Colon Cancer
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and one of the leading causes of cancer deaths. It begins in...
Gut Bacteria May Warn of Type 2 Diabetes Years Before It Starts
Scientists have discovered that changes in the bacteria living inside our gut may predict type 2 diabetes years before the disease appears.
The research, led...
Why Weight-Loss Drugs May Bring a Hidden Risk for Older Adults
New medicines called GLP-1 drugs have changed the way doctors treat obesity. Medicines such as semaglutide can help people lose a large amount of...
Simple Mouth Swab May Replace Painful Oral Cancer Biopsies
Doctors may soon have a much easier way to check whether a suspicious sore inside the mouth is cancer.
Scientists from Queen Mary University of...
Surprising News About Obesity, Blood Pressure, and Cholesterol
Researchers have long known that obesity increases the risk of heart disease by raising blood pressure and unhealthy cholesterol levels.
People living with obesity are...
Scientists Discover New Treatment for Chronic Kidney Disease
Every day, your kidneys work quietly without you even thinking about them. These two bean-shaped organs filter your blood around the clock, removing waste...
Scientists Find How to Reverse Alzheimer’s Brain Damage
For more than a century, Alzheimer's disease has been considered a condition that cannot be reversed. Doctors have focused on slowing the disease because...
Why Silent Fatty Liver Can Become Life-Threatening
Many people think liver disease only happens to people who drink too much alcohol, but that is not true. One of the fastest-growing liver...
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Brain Health
Scientists Find How to Reverse Alzheimer’s Brain Damage
For more than a century, Alzheimer's disease has been considered a condition that cannot be reversed. Doctors have focused on slowing the disease because...
Common Supplement Can Be a Low-Cost Way to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia and affects millions of people around the world. It is a progressive brain disease, which...
Common Medicines May Raise Memory Loss Risk in Older Adults, Study Finds
Many people take medicine every day without thinking much about possible long-term effects. Medicines for allergies, depression, high blood pressure, sleeping problems, motion sickness,...
One Gene That May Protect Against Cancer but Increase Dementia Risk
Dementia and cancer are two of the diseases people fear most as they grow older.
Although they seem completely different, researchers have noticed for decades...
Glucosamine supplements may speed memory loss from Alzheimer’s
People with Alzheimer’s disease who took the common supplement glucosamine were 25% more likely to die within five years than those who didn’t.
That’s the key finding...