Health & Wellness
Could Prozac After a Serious Injury Help Prevent Lasting PTSD Symptoms?
A medicine best known for treating depression may also help protect mental health after a serious physical injury.
In a small early study, trauma patients...
A New Drug Trio May Treat Blood Cancer Better
For many people with acute myeloid leukemia, the greatest danger is not only the cancer that doctors can see at diagnosis.
The bigger long-term problem...
This Drug Could Benefit Older People with Dangerous Blood Clots
When doctors treat an older person for a serious blood clot, preventing another clot is only one part of the goal.
Avoiding dangerous bleeding, reducing...
Daily Coffee May Strongly Lower Risk of Liver Disease
For years, researchers have noticed an unusual pattern: people who drink coffee often appear less likely to develop serious liver disease.
A major new study...
Missing Diabetes Drugs Could Harm Heart Health
A prescription can only help if treatment can be continued in everyday life.
New research involving almost 80,000 people with type 2 diabetes suggests that...
Air Pollution Could Worsen Rheumatoid Arthritis Quickly
Rheumatoid arthritis can worsen even when patients are taking their medicine, and sometimes the reason for a flare is difficult to identify.
New research suggests...
Scientists Find Rare Chemicals Hiding in Cannabis Leaves
Cannabis is famous for THC and CBD, but these are only a small part of the plant's chemistry.
Scientists have now found a rare group...
Study Finds Safer High Blood Pressure Treatments
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the most common long-term health conditions in the world.
It affects more than 116 million...
Scientists Uncover Where the Deadliest Ovarian Cancer May Begin
Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest cancers affecting women because it is often found only after it has already spread.
Early symptoms can be...
Common Blood Pressure Drug May Carry a Hidden Heart Risk
A medicine widely used for high blood pressure and chest pain may be linked to a greater risk of sudden cardiac arrest when taken...
Scientists Find a Big Cause of Parkinson’s Disease in Gut
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide.
It is best known for movement problems such as shaking, muscle stiffness,...
Two Cups of Coffee a Day May Harm People with High Blood Pressure
Coffee is part of the daily routine for millions of people, and many studies have linked moderate coffee drinking with possible health benefits.
But research...
Why Hospitals Can Make Dementia Worse
For a person with dementia, a hospital can be one of the most confusing places imaginable.
Unfamiliar faces, constant noise, disrupted routines and strange rooms...
This Hormone Can Reverse Scarring in Fatty Liver
Scientists have discovered how a natural hormone made by the liver may help reverse serious fatty liver disease.
The finding could support the development of...
Hidden Signs of Lewy Body Disease May Appear Years Before Symptoms Begin
Scientists have found a way to detect signs of Lewy body disease in living people, including some who have no obvious memory or movement...
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Brain Health
Why Hospitals Can Make Dementia Worse
For a person with dementia, a hospital can be one of the most confusing places imaginable.
Unfamiliar faces, constant noise, disrupted routines and strange rooms...
Hidden Signs of Lewy Body Disease May Appear Years Before Symptoms Begin
Scientists have found a way to detect signs of Lewy body disease in living people, including some who have no obvious memory or movement...
Could Sleeping Too Long Signal Alzheimer’s Risk?
Sleep plays an important role in memory, learning, and overall health, but researchers are still trying to understand exactly how it affects the aging...
Global Dementia Study Reveals No Single Formula for Protecting the Brain
As populations grow older, dementia has become one of the greatest health challenges facing the world. Families often spend years caring for loved ones...
Depression Changes a Key Memory Brain Area in Older People
Depression may be linked to subtle differences in a part of the brain that helps people form and retrieve memories, according to a large...