Health & Wellness
Scientists Discover a Big Hidden Cause of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a long-term disease that affects millions of people around the world. It happens when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy...
Magic Mushroom Compound Could Lower Chronic Pain
Researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered that psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, may provide long-lasting relief from chronic nerve pain...
A New Way to Predict Brain Recovery After Cardiac Arrest
A new study from Spain has uncovered important clues about what happens inside the heart during one of the deadliest medical emergencies: ventricular fibrillation.
The...
Lab-Grown Heart Patch Boosts Pumping Power in Severe Heart Failure
For decades, doctors have faced a difficult challenge when treating heart failure. Unlike some tissues in the body, the heart has very little ability...
Could a Common Anemia Drug Help Fight Cancer Too?
Cancer and anemia often go hand in hand. Many people undergoing cancer treatment develop anemia, a condition in which the body does not have...
New Brain Scan Could Spot Alzheimer’s Disease Years Earlier
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting millions of people around the world. It slowly damages memory, thinking, and the ability...
This Popular Diabetes Drug Linked to Rare but Serious Vision Loss
Ozempic has become one of the most widely used medications for treating type 2 diabetes, helping millions of people control their blood sugar levels...
Certain Music Patterns May Help Lower Blood Pressure
Music has the power to affect emotions, memories, and mood, but scientists are now discovering that it may also influence the body in surprising...
Why Deadly Blood Cancer Hits Men Harder Than Women
Multiple myeloma is a serious type of blood cancer that begins in plasma cells, a kind of white blood cell that helps the body...
Medical Cannabis May Slightly Increase Heart Rhythm Problems
Medical marijuana is becoming more common as doctors search for new ways to help people living with chronic pain.
Millions of people around the world...
Rectal Bleeding Linked to Nearly 9 Times Higher Risk of Colon Cancer
For many years, colorectal cancer was considered a disease that mainly affected older adults. Doctors often focused screening efforts on people over the age...
Vitamin K Could Help Fight Type 2 Diabetes
Scientists from Université de Montréal and the Montreal Clinical Research Institute have made an important discovery that may change how researchers understand diabetes.
Their study...
Scientists Find Why People with Schizophrenia Hear Voices
A new study from researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney has provided some of the strongest evidence so far about...
New Drug Could Help Millions People with Tough High Blood Pressure
A new experimental drug has delivered encouraging results for people with dangerously high blood pressure that remains uncontrolled even after taking several medications.
Scientists say...
These People Have Much Higher Liver Cancer Risk
Fatty liver disease is becoming one of the fastest-growing health problems around the world, and new research suggests its impact may extend beyond the...
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Brain Health
New Brain Scan Could Spot Alzheimer’s Disease Years Earlier
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting millions of people around the world. It slowly damages memory, thinking, and the ability...
Sudden Blood Pressure Swings May Be an Early Warning Sign of Dementia
A new Australian study suggests that sudden changes in blood pressure may increase the risk of dementia and other serious blood vessel problems in...
“Magic Mushroom” Compound May Help the Brain Recover After Stroke
Scientists in Hungary have discovered that a natural compound called DMT may help protect the brain after a stroke.
DMT, short for dimethyltryptamine, is best...
New Nasal Spray Restores Memory and Brain Function in Aging Study
A team of researchers at Texas A&M University has developed an experimental nasal spray that may help aging brains regain memory and function.
In a...
Keeping Blood Pressure Stable Could Protect Your Brain From Dementia
Scientists have long known that high blood pressure can damage the heart and blood vessels. But growing research now shows that it can also...