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When he stopped breathing, his dog called out for help

On a Friday morning in late February, Ken Walsh and his wife, Nicole, sat on their couch in East Brunswick, New Jersey, having coffee...

What the FDA’s accelerated approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug could mean for those...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the medication lecanemab, sold under the brand name Leqembi, on Jan. 6, 2023, through an “accelerated approval...

Scientists find many older people lack clear eyesight, even with glasses

In a study from Michigan Medicine, scientists found that 28% of people over the age of 71 have a visual impairment, even while wearing...

Scientists find new way to treat high blood pressure

High blood pressure is a modifiable risk factor for heart disease and contributes about $131 billion annually to the cost of healthcare services, according to the...

People with heart failure may get benefit from type 2 diabetes drugs

There are more than 64 million people worldwide affected by heart failure, half of whom have mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction. A recent study from Brigham...

Old mental drugs may help treat type 2 diabetes

In a study from the University of Alberta, scientists found that a class of older antipsychotic drugs could be a promising new therapeutic option...

Inflammation linked to severity of blood cancer, study finds

In a study from NYU Langone Health and elsewhere, scientists found that severe inflammation weakens the body's ability to kill cancerous blood cells in...

Both blood pressure numbers are important to prevent heart attack, stroke

Blood pressure is made up of two numbers: systolic and diastolic. Systolic blood pressure is the pressure when the ventricles pump blood out of the...

Why overweight and obese people have much higher risk of type 2 diabetes

People who are overweight or obese have a significantly increased risk of developing diabetes, but exactly how that happens is not well understood. In a...

This healthy diet may slow down brain aging by 7 years, study finds

While cognitive abilities naturally diminish as part of the normal aging process, it may be possible to take a bite out of this expected...