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Sitting, watching TV linked to colorectal cancer before age 50

A new study found a connection between prolonged time spent sitting while watching TV and increased risk of colorectal cancer for younger Americans. Young-onset colorectal...
Scientists find new potential way to treat Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists find new potential way to treat Alzheimer’s disease

A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience has found a potential new therapeutic strategy to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found in a model...

Green tea drinking linked to type 2 diabetes

In a recent study, researchers found that that green tea drinking was linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese adults, for...

To control your blood pressure, try to eat 3 foods and avoid 4 things

High blood pressure is a common chronic health condition. It is a silent killer because there are no obvious symptoms. However, it is a big...
People with this condition have 600% higher risk of blindness

People with this condition have 600% higher risk of blindness

In a new study, researchers found that calcified nodules in the retina are linked to progression to late stages of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The...
Scientists discover new compound could help treat ovarian cancer

Scientists discover new compound could help treat ovarian cancer

A new study from the University of Sheffield has shown that a compound that could be more effective in treating certain cancers than standard...

This cancer drug could let tumors sleep forever

In a recent study, researchers found a new anti-cancer drug that could stop cancer cells from proliferating. The drug could put tumor cells to “sleep,”...

You can have blood vessels of a healthy 20-year-old into your 70s

In a recent study, researchers found that having the blood vessels of a healthy 20-year-old into one’s 70s is difficult but possible in Western...

Smoking may harm the body’s ability to fight skin cancer

In a new study, researchers found melanoma patients with a history of smoking cigarettes are 40% less likely to survive their skin cancer than...

Lowering blood pressure intensively linked to serious health risks

In a new study, researchers from Kaiser Permanente found that intensive blood pressure control can bring serious health risks. If patients taking prescribed medications experience...