New guide to safe medicine use for seniors: the beers list update
Before we get into the latest news, let's learn about an important tool called the Beers List.
Cutting down on salt: good news for those with a special kind of high...
You might think salt is just something we add to our food for taste, but it does more than that. When we eat too much salt, it can make our body hold on to more water. This extra water raises our blood pressure.
Can a simple pill lower the need for knee replacement surgeries?
A study has found that a pill called colchicine might help reduce the need for knee and hip replacement surgeries.
Advancing lung cancer diagnosis with AI
Researchers have made significant progress in utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose lung cancer earlier.
Decoding heart attacks in young women: New genes uncovered
Heart attacks are scary. They happen when the flow of blood to the heart gets blocked.
This blockage is usually because of fat, cholesterol, or...
Common fatty liver disease linked to higher risk of severe infections
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease, affecting approximately a quarter of all adults globally, largely due to the...
A little-understood sleep disorder affects millions and has clear links to dementia – 4...
A little-known and poorly understood sleep disorder that occurs during the rapid eye movement, or REM, stage of sleep has been garnering attention for...
A smartphone clip for monitoring blood pressure: Simple and affordable
Blood pressure is like a little health detective. It tells us how hard our heart is working to pump blood all around our body.
When...
Could ‘new’ antibiotic treatment prevent chronic Lyme disease?
Every year, tens of thousands of new Lyme disease patients find that their symptoms persist even after the standard course of antibiotic treatment.
Instead of...
AI algorithm enhances Covid-19 mRNA vaccine antibody response by 128 times
Researchers at Baidu Research have developed an AI algorithm called LinearDesign, which can rapidly design highly stable mRNA vaccine sequences for COVID-19.
This algorithm represents...