Health & Wellness
Weight loss can reverse fat tissue damage in body
Obesity is known to increase the risk of serious health problems like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. This happens because excess weight often...
How exercise helps aging muscles repair and stay strong
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School have discovered how exercise helps aging muscles heal and stay strong. Their research explains why staying active is one...
How to spot borderline personality disorder
We all have trouble from time to time managing strong feelings or relationships. But for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD), these are a...
Research fins a major cause of gut inflammation
Imagine your stomach as a busy, lively city. Inside this city live millions of tiny creatures. This hidden world is called the gut microbiota.
It...
Tea, apples, and dark chocolate may help lower blood pressure
We may now have another reason to enjoy our daily cup of tea, a few bites of dark chocolate, or a crunchy apple.
A new...
Fasting-like diets can help control Crohn’s disease?
People with Crohn’s disease often ask a simple but important question: "What should I eat?" For many years, doctors haven’t had clear answers.
That’s because...
Study finds a big hidden cause of vision loss and damage
Many people may not realize that high pressure inside the eye can quietly damage vision over time.
A new study published in Ophthalmology Science reveals...
Radar-like sensor can detect irregular heart rhythms without touching the body
A new contactless system that can detect a dangerous heart condition using radio waves and artificial intelligence has been introduced by scientists.
This system could...
Brain bleeds may double risk of dementia, study finds
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have found that people who suffer from a brain bleed are twice as likely to develop dementia later in...
Do blood thinners really make head injuries more dangerous for older people?
The United States is home to around 70 million baby boomers, and many of them are now older than 65. As people age, health...
These people are now the most unhappy age group
For many years, researchers believed that happiness follows a U-shaped path in life. People tend to feel fine as children, then become more stressed...
Too much thyroid hormone may raise memory loss in older people
A new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine has found that having too much thyroid hormone in the body—called thyrotoxicosis—may increase the risk of memory...
A common blood pressure drug could save diabetic kidneys
Millions of people living with diabetes face the serious risk of kidney disease.
In the UK alone, around 4.8 million people have diabetes, and nearly...
Study finds a big hidden risk factor for heart disease
When we think about heart disease, we usually blame things like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, being overweight, or not getting enough...
Why you may want to avoid an x-ray for knee pain
Many people in Australia suffer from long-term knee pain. One of the main reasons for this pain is a condition called osteoarthritis. This health...
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Brain Health
Brain bleeds may double risk of dementia, study finds
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have found that people who suffer from a brain bleed are twice as likely to develop dementia later in...
Too much thyroid hormone may raise memory loss in older people
A new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine has found that having too much thyroid hormone in the body—called thyrotoxicosis—may increase the risk of memory...
Lowering blood pressure below 120 may prevent more heart attacks and strokes
A new study has found that lowering the top number in your blood pressure reading—called systolic blood pressure—to less than 120 mm Hg can...
This drug can restore brain’s natural waste removal system
Our brains work hard every day, and like any busy machine, they produce waste. This waste includes harmful proteins that need to be removed...
Her life remains ‘a work in progress’ after a stroke at 30 – and...
In her 20s, Jennifer Rose Goldman was a seeker and a doer. She was trained in yoga and reiki, a healing technique. She practiced...