Coffee may lower your death risk, study finds
Scientists from Southern Medical University found that adults who drank moderate amounts (1.5 to 3.5 cups per day) of unsweetened coffee or coffee sweetened...
Gout meds may prevent chronic kidney disease
Scientists from Boston University found that the drug allopurinol used to manage gout may offer protection against the development of kidney disease.
The research is...
Eating well may slow down hearing loss in women
Many people lose some of their hearing as they get older.
Experts say that, of those over the age of 75, about half have hearing...
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...