Common diabetes drug cannot fight against early-stage breast cancer
Scientists from Sinai Health found that a widely used and inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug, once hoped to hold enormous promise in treating breast...
“BE FAST” to recognize stroke signs
Many people have become familiar with the FAST acronym for identifying acute stroke symptoms.
But a recently expanded version of the acronym can make it...
This stuff in gut may make high blood pressure hard to treat
Almost half of the U.S. adult population has high blood pressure—or hypertension—and about 20% of these patients have treatment-resistant hypertension.
The reason why some people...
This study shows a new method to reverse vision loss in older people
Macular degeneration, which affects 200 million people worldwide, most of whom are over 60 years old, causes patients to gradually lose sight in the...
People with type 2 diabetes have faster brain aging and cognitive decline
Scientists from Stony Brook University found that normal brain aging is accelerated by about 26% in people with type 2 diabetes compared to people...
New drug combos may help treat severe COVID-19 at different stages
Scientists from UCL found new drug combinations with the potential to treat severe COVID-19 infection at different stages of the disease.
The findings could help...
Daily coffee drinking may protect your heart rhythm
Scientists from the University of California in San Francisco found that regular coffee drinking is linked to a much lower risk for arrhythmias.
The research...
COVID-19 breakthrough infections much milder in these people
Scientists from Pusan National University Hospital found COVID-19 breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated people tend to be milder than those of partially vaccinated or...
Neck artery narrowing can increase stroke risk
They call heart disease a silent killer, and it doesn’t get much more silent than carotid stenosis.
Two large arteries on both sides of the...
Most doctors still prescribe unnecessary antibiotics, even it is harmful
Scientists from the University of Maryland found that about 70% of primary care physicians reported in a survey that they would still prescribe antibiotics...