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Eating too little salt may worsen heart failure, study finds

Scientists from Sun Yat-sen University found that restricting salt intake is considered a key component of heart failure treatment, but restricting it too much...

COVID antibodies could stay in the body for about 500 days, study finds

Scientists from the University of Texas found that adults who get COVID-19 could have antibodies circulating in their blood for nearly 500 days after...

Scientists find how to treat slightly high blood pressure

In a recent study from the American Heart Association, researchers suggest that doctors should consider prescribing medication for patients with slightly elevated blood pressure...

This drug can prevent sudden cardiac death without side effects

In a recent study from King’s College London, researchers found a new drug, OCT2013, could prevent sudden cardiac death as effectively as the drug...

This Japanese plant may cut cancer risk from processed meat

Scientists from the University of Reading found that bacon could be back on the menu of health-conscious diners thanks to unlikely salvation: Japanese knotweed. They...

Vegan diet could reduce arthritis pain, study finds

Scientists from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine found a low-fat vegan diet, without calorie restrictions, improves joint pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The...

This stuff in the gut could contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, study finds

Scientists from The Chinese University of Hong Kong found that misfolded protein build-up in the gut could contribute to the development of Alzheimer's-like symptoms. This...

These two things could offer better prevention against omicron

In a recent study from the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control in China, researchers found that people previously infected with COVID, and...

This blood test could detect very early pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is currently very difficult to detect while it is still resectable. Scientists from Lund University found a blood test can detect pancreatic cancer...

Sleep history could predict Alzheimer’s disease later in life

Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley found that sleep patterns can predict the accumulation of Alzheimer's pathology proteins later in life. These findings could...