Whole grains may protect your blood pressure, blood sugar, waist size
A recent study from Tufts University found that middle- to older-aged adults who ate at least three servings of whole grains daily had smaller...
New blood test can detect Alzheimer’s years before symptoms occur
Today, by and large, patients receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer's only after they exhibit well-known signs of the disease, such as memory loss.
By that...
Common weight-loss drug can lower body fat, protect heart health
A recent study from UT Southwestern found a commonly prescribed weight-loss drug called liraglutide could benefit heart health.
In people who are overweight or have...
Common painkiller for headache may lower high blood pressure
A recent study from the University of Copenhagen found that acetaminophen, a common painkiller for headaches could make blood pressure drop largely.
They found the...
A liver disease drug could be repurposed to protect against COVID
Almost three years into the pandemic, we’re still regularly seeing hundreds of thousands of new COVID cases recorded each day worldwide.
In a new study,...
A healthy lifestyle may lower dementia risk by 50% in people with type 2...
In a study from the University of Glasgow, scientists found a healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of dementia in those with type 2 diabetes.
They...
‘Supernatural’ actor had a stroke at a fan convention. Now, he’s giving back in...
Actor and musician Rob Benedict was in his natural habitat, onstage and entertaining an audience, when two of his friends decided to pull a...
Three-drug combo slows the progression of advanced kidney cancer
Scientists found a three-drug combination could slow the progression of advanced kidney cancer in previously untreated patients.
Low-salt DASH diet could help reduce heart attack, heart failure risks
DASH diet and low sodium consumption, can reduce heart disease risk factors in a relatively short time period.
Scientists find a way to detect dementia faster
Dementia could be spotted sooner and more easily by analyzing recordings of patients' electrical brain activity using artificial intelligence.