Can blood pressure drugs protect your brain from dementia?
A new study brings good news for older adults with high blood pressure. It shows that taking blood pressure medicine might help lower the...
How an obesity gene may prevent heart disease
Obesity is often linked to serious health problems like heart disease and high cholesterol.
But a new study has found something surprising: people who are...
These high-risk jobs may fuel hidden breast cancer
Many immigrant women working in the United States might be at risk of developing breast cancer because of chemicals they are exposed to at...
Scientists develop a chewing gum test for the flu
As flu season approaches in the northern hemisphere, scientists are exploring a surprising new way to detect the virus: your tongue.
A team of researchers...
Early menopause may raise risk of dangerous metabolic syndrome
A new study shows that women who go through menopause earlier in life may have a higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a serious...
Diabetes drug can help reverse vascular aging
A commonly used diabetes drug may do more than lower blood sugar—it might also help reverse the damage aging does to blood vessels, according...
New drug combo may effectively treat recurrent prostate cancer
Researchers from UCLA have found a promising new way to help men with recurring prostate cancer live longer without their disease getting worse.
In a...
New drug could effectively treat massive heart attack
A new drug being tested in heart attack patients could change how doctors treat one of the most dangerous types of heart attacks.
This drug...
New finding may protect blood vessels from high blood pressure
Researchers at Lund University have discovered how a molecular sensor in the walls of blood vessels helps protect against damage caused by high blood...
Social connections can reverse frailty in older adults
As people grow older, their bodies naturally slow down, but new research suggests that staying socially active could actually help reverse some of that...