Common anti-inflammation drug may increase blood pressure
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects one in five adults around the world and can have strong negative health effects.
A recent study from the...
A better treatment for vision loss in older people
A recent study from Johns Hopkins Medicine found commonly used AMD drug outperforms another at weaning patients off treatment at one year.
Age-related macular degeneration...
Scientists develop test that can identify respiratory viruses within five minutes
World-first diagnostic test that can identify known respiratory viruses within five minutes from just one nasal or throat swab.
Let’s explore the 74,963 different kinds of ice
There are somewhere between 20 and 74,963 forms of ice because water can do all kinds of weird stuff when it freezes.
So far, scientists...
A nagging cough can hang on for weeks or months following a respiratory illness...
When was the last time you walked into a public space and didn’t hear someone coughing?
After three years of flinching at the sound, it...
Vitamin D supplements may not benefit kidney health in diabetes
In a Stanford study, scientists examined the potential of vitamin D supplementation for protecting the kidney health of people with pre-diabetes.
People with ‘healthy obesity’ still have higher risks of diseases
In a study from the University of Glasgow and elsewhere, scientists found that having a normal metabolic profile does not mean that a person...
Scientists find new way to reduce kidney disease in diabetes
In a study from the University of Bristol, scientists found a new method to reduce the progression of diabetic kidney disease, affecting 40% of...
Research shows a big cause of gout
A recent study from the University of California San Diego and elsewhere found a new cause of gout.
They identified a novel molecular pathway that...
Yale scientists answer common questions about high blood pressure
If you do just one thing to improve your health this year, it could be to gain control over your blood pressure.
Cases of high...