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Common high blood pressure drug can protect kidney health in diabetes

A recent study from the University of Bristol has found a potential new method to reduce the progression of diabetic kidney disease, which affects...

What causes motion sickness? Here’s how to reconcile the mismatch in what your senses...

My first experience with motion sickness was as a college student, standing on the back of a marine research vessel looking at interesting things...

She boarded a cruise ship. Then she had a stroke.

Shelley Davis packed shorts, bathing suits and sunscreen for a weeklong cruise with her husband, Greg, and their 13- and 15-year-old daughters. The morning before...

Scientists find gene that shapes heart-attack risk

Scientists find a gene that plays a big role in determining the risk of developing heart attacks, deadly aneurysms, other vascular diseases.

How high altitude changes the body’s metabolism

The 2 million people worldwide who live above an elevation of 4,500 meters (14,764 feet) have lower rates of metabolic diseases.

Scientists find a drug that prevent obesity, liver disease caused by high-fat diet

Liver disease is a condition that affects millions of adults in the United States. The disease can develop into a more serious condition known as...

Researchers shows the key driver of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects millions of people worldwide. It is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid plaques and disordered protein fibers...

Personalized blood pressure treatment is more effective, study finds

High blood pressure is a condition that affects many people around the world, including more than two million people in Sweden. High blood pressure can...

People with obesity genetic risk less likely to get heart disease

Have you ever heard of the term "obesity"? It's when someone is carrying too much weight on their body, and it can be caused by...

Keto diet could help reduce blood sugar and body weight

Scientists from the University of Michigan have found that a very low-carb keto diet can help people with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes control...