This blood pressure drug may be safer than the one doctors usually prescribe
High blood pressure is a common health problem that affects millions of people around the world.
It’s often called the “silent killer” because it usually...
The body’s ‘exercise sensor’ can keep bones strong in older people
A new study from the University of Hong Kong has revealed how exercise helps keep bones strong—and how we might mimic this effect in...
AI-designed protein can treat inflammation with 50% greater effect
Scientists in South Korea have used artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputers to design a powerful new anti-inflammatory protein.
This breakthrough could lead to better treatments...
New therapy can stop pancreatic cancer even after it spreads to liver and lungs
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, largely because it is usually discovered only after it has spread to other organs.
For patients with...
New drug could help stop deadly fatty liver disease
Scientists from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found a new experimental drug that could help treat a serious liver...
How a stroke changes the way the brain processes speech
After a stroke, some people develop a language disorder that makes it difficult for them to understand spoken words.
This condition doesn’t affect their hearing,...
Poor sleep may raise high blood pressure in older women
A new study shows that sleep problems are closely linked to high blood pressure in postmenopausal women in the United States.
The research was published...
Why tooth loss may cause memory loss
Losing teeth in old age may do more than make eating difficult—it could also affect how the brain works. A new study from Hiroshima...
Cholesterol drug statins could lower death risk effectively in type 2 diabetes
A large study has found that cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins can help people with type 2 diabetes live longer and avoid major heart problems—even...
A new drug pair may help treat the deadliest blood cancer
Acute myeloid leukemia, often called AML, is one of the most aggressive blood cancers. Every year, more than 20,000 people in the United States...