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Alcohol overdrinking and anxiety connect to each other, study finds

Anxiety sensitivity is a condition where people feel very scared about getting anxious or worried. When people with anxiety sensitivity drink alcohol, they may drink...

Widely used diabetes drug may protect heart and kidney health

People living with type 2 diabetes are at high risk of developing heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, and end-stage kidney disease. However, researchers at Monash...

Mediterranean diet may lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis in men

A recent study conducted by scientists at Karolinska Institutet has found that frequent consumption of the Mediterranean diet may be linked to a lower...

How to lower blood pressure to protect your heart effectively

Systolic blood pressure is the top number in a blood pressure reading and represents the amount of pressure in the arteries when the heart...

Scientists find new genes that affect the cause of Alzheimer’s disease

An international study led by the UPF Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) has discovered new genes that can affect Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease...

Scientists find new drug against weight gain even on a high-fat, high-sugar diet

Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have discovered a new drug that could help people lose weight and...

A cause of death prompted forensic pathologist to discover she had the same heart...

It was Michelle Aurelius' final year of fellowship in forensic pathology, and she was studying fiercely with a friend for her board certification test...

Co-infection with ‘superbug’ may increase COVID-19 death risk

Researchers at Western University have made big progress towards understanding the relationship between COVID-19 and bacterial co-infections. A new study has found that nearly 10%...

Increasing fruit and vegetable supply may lower blood pressure

It's no secret that eating fruits and vegetables is good for our health, and a new study has found that the national supply of...

3 ways to unlock the power of food to promote heart health

Your diet — the foods and drinks you eat, not short-term restrictive programs — can impact your heart disease risk. Evidence-based approaches to eating are...