Promising new drugs and treatments for heart disease: an overview
Heart disease, or cardiovascular disease, is a leading cause of death worldwide and comprises conditions like coronary artery disease, heart failure, and arrhythmias.
Preventive lifestyle...
Oral estrogen hormones linked to higher risk of high blood pressure
Ladies, let's talk. There's something you should know if you're over 45 and taking estrogen in pill form.
A new study says you might have...
Slim-down surgery turns tables on diabetes and heart problems
Who would have thought that weight loss surgery could save us from heart attacks, strokes, and even death?
This surprising discovery came to light in...
The hidden connection between cancer and diabetes uncovered
In the 1920s, doctors noticed something unusual: cancer patients had sweet-smelling urine.
They soon realized that this was due to elevated blood sugar levels, suggesting...
Scientists develop new tools to detect early diabetic eye disease
Our story begins at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where the amazing scientist, Dr. Ali Hafezi-Moghadam, and his team have made a groundbreaking discovery.
They've...
Salt shakers: small nodule stirs big trouble in blood pressure
In every twenty folks with high blood pressure, one of them carries a tiny harmless lump.
This little lump makes a hormone, aldosterone, that decides...
New trick knocks out tough guy prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a nasty beast that takes too many lives. It's a big deal, especially for men, because it's one of the leading...
Home-based blood pressure measurements are more accurate, study finds
A study conducted by researchers from Kaiser Permanente suggests that home-based blood pressure measurements could be more accurate than those taken in clinical settings.
The...
Eating meals early may prevent weight gain and improve blood sugar
Early time-restricted feeding (eTRF), or consuming most of one's daily calories in the first eight hours of the day, might help counteract weight gain,...
Common diabetes drug metformin could protect against long COVID
There are no drugs to treat long COVID – a condition that affects around 2 million people in the UK alone – so you...