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Is your heart feeling invisible? It might Be INOCA!

Here's a head-scratcher: What's INOCA? And no, it's not the name of the latest trending K-pop band! INOCA stands for Ischemia with No Obstructive Coronary...

Fast foods fast forward: how ultra-processed foods may speed up brain aging

Let's begin by understanding what ultra-processed foods are. Picture foods that are more chemicals than actual food - like soft drinks, hot dogs, cookies from...

Eating your way to a sharper brain: the MIND diet may slow cognitive decline

As we age, our cognitive abilities naturally decrease, a process that can't be reversed or stopped. However, a new study from Rush University suggests that...

Hearts on the line: ladies, watch out for certain blood pressure pills!

High blood pressure is bad news for adults. It leads to heart disease and doctors often suggest a medicine called beta-blockers to fight it. A Curious...

Sugar meets cancer: the unseen perils of diabetes

Are you familiar with type 2 diabetes? It's a health condition that affects your body's ability to control blood sugar. People with type 2 diabetes...

Move it to remember it: lifelong leisure activities keep brains bright

Ever had that feeling where you can't remember where you left your keys or forget why you entered a room? We've all been there! But...

Heartburn drugs may lead to severe kidney issues

Proton pump inhibitors, also known as PPIs, are quite popular and come in various brands like Prevacid, Prilosec, Nexium, and Protonix. Doctors usually prescribe...

Sweet relief: diabetes drug could help millions of heart failure patients

Heart failure affects more than 64 million people worldwide. Half of these people have what's called 'mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction.' That's a fancy...

Levodopa, a Parkinson’s drug, may help depression linked to inflammation

A groundbreaking study conducted by Emory University researchers has shown that Levodopa, a drug used to treat Parkinson's disease, can potentially reverse inflammation's effects...

Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure predict heart disease risk

Blood pressure readings consist of two numbers - systolic and diastolic. Systolic pressure (the upper number) reflects the pressure when the ventricles pump blood out...