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Scientists find how to restore brain cell function in Parkinson’s disease

A new study from Stanford Medicine has found that stopping an overactive enzyme in the brain might help protect and even restore neurons damaged...

Learning Alzheimer’s risk doesn’t cause distress, study shows

A new study reveals that learning about one’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t cause emotional harm—but even those at high risk often lose motivation...

Why community pharmacies are closing – and what to do if your neighborhood location...

Neighborhood pharmacies are rapidly shuttering. Not long ago, Walgreens, one of the nation’s biggest pharmacy chains, announced plans to close 1,200 stores over the next...

New therapy restores hearing in children and adults with genetic deafness

A new international study has shown that gene therapy can significantly improve hearing in children and adults born with a specific genetic form of...

Study finds new treatment for heart failure

A new study by scientists from Baylor College of Medicine in the U.S. and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia could lead...

New non-surgical treatment could cure hidden cause of high blood pressure

Doctors in the UK have developed a new, non-surgical treatment that may change how we deal with a common but often missed cause of...

New study finds hormones may help slow wrinkles and graying hair

A new study suggests that hormones might one day be used to prevent or treat visible signs of aging, like wrinkles and gray hair....

New blood test markers could predict heart disease risk better than cholesterol alone

For nearly 60 years, blood cholesterol tests have been the gold standard for identifying people at risk for heart disease. But a new large-scale study,...

How blood pressure may affect your personality and mental health

High blood pressure is usually thought of as a problem for the heart, but new research shows it might also affect the way people...

ALS drug shows promise for treating Alzheimer’s disease

A new drug originally developed to treat a different brain disease is now showing signs that it could help people with Alzheimer’s disease too....