Health & Wellness
These Nutrients Could Help Your Liver Stay Healthy and Recover from Damage
The liver is one of the hardest-working organs in the human body. Every day it performs hundreds of important jobs that help keep you...
Warning Signs of Blocked Heart Arteries You Should Never Ignore
Your heart is a powerful muscle that works every second of your life. It pumps blood filled with oxygen and nutrients to every part...
Research Uncovers a Surprising Cause of Dangerous Irregular Heartbeats
Heart rhythm disorders, also called arrhythmias, affect millions of people around the world. These conditions happen when the electrical signals that tell the heart...
The Best Breakfast Foods to Naturally Prevent High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is one of the most common health problems around the world. Many people do not know they have...
Popular Heartburn Medicines May Carry Hidden Kidney Risks
Millions of people around the world take medicines every day to relieve heartburn, acid reflux, and gastroesophageal reflux disease, also called GERD.
These conditions happen...
How Low Should Blood Pressure Go for Healthy Aging?
Keeping blood pressure under control becomes more important as people get older.
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is one of the biggest risk factors...
These Common Drugs May Be Linked to a Higher Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease is a long-term brain disorder that slowly gets worse over time. It mainly affects movement because it damages brain cells that produce...
Study Find a Real Trigger Behind Some Strokes in Older People
A team of scientists from the University of California, Irvine has discovered a surprising new clue about how some brain hemorrhages may begin.
For many...
Common Pain Medicine and New Blood Test May Fight Deadly Pancreatic Cancer
The pancreas is a small organ that sits behind the stomach, but it has two very important jobs. It makes digestive juices that help...
Some Breast Cancer Survivors May Need Extra Heart Checks
Surviving breast cancer is an important milestone, but for many women it is only the beginning of a long journey toward protecting their overall...
Sleep Apnea Linked to Poor Memory and Greater Dementia Risk
Many people think of snoring as little more than an annoyance, but for some people it may be a sign of a serious medical...
Renaming Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Could Save Thousands of Lives
Scientists are asking an unusual question: what if one type of prostate cancer should no longer be called cancer?
A new UCLA-led study suggests that...
Surprising New Benefit of Melatonin Beyond Better Sleep
Could a simple sleep supplement help ease chronic pain? Researchers from the University of Sydney believe the answer may be yes.
Their new research suggests...
Doctors Find New Way to Prevent Glaucoma Blindness Earlier
Losing eyesight is one of the greatest fears many people have as they grow older. One disease that can quietly steal vision is glaucoma....
Study Finds Hidden Heart Risks After Breast Cancer
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women who survive breast cancer.
Thanks to better screening and improved treatments, more women are living...
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Brain Health
Century-Old BCG Vaccine Could Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk
Can a century-old tuberculosis vaccine help protect the aging brain? According to new research from Mass General Brigham, the answer might be yes.
Scientists have...
Study Find a Real Trigger Behind Some Strokes in Older People
A team of scientists from the University of California, Irvine has discovered a surprising new clue about how some brain hemorrhages may begin.
For many...
Sleep Apnea Linked to Poor Memory and Greater Dementia Risk
Many people think of snoring as little more than an annoyance, but for some people it may be a sign of a serious medical...
Simple Blood Test May Predict Dementia Decades Before Symptoms
Dementia is usually noticed when a person begins forgetting names, repeating questions, getting lost, or struggling with everyday tasks.
However, scientists now know that the...
A Single Gene May Raise Dementia Risk While Lowering Cancer Risk
For many years, doctors have noticed something unusual.
People who develop dementia often seem less likely to develop cancer, while people who have had cancer...