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Long-term loneliness linked to faster memory aging in older people

Scientists from the University of Michigan found prolonged loneliness in adults over 65 may be an important risk factor for faster memory aging. They found...

Taking blood pressure in both arms is better for your heart health

Scientists from the University of Exeter found taking blood pressure readings from both arms and using the higher reading would more accurately capture who...

Dental pain? Use the anti-inflammatories, not the antibiotics

Dental pain can be very serious and sometimes people need urgent pain relief before they can get to a dentist. Scientists from Melbourne Dental School...

Diabetes drug metformin may help treat bipolar disorder

Scientists from Dalhousie University found that a half-century-old diabetes drug metformin may help treat bipolar disorder by reversing patients' insulin resistance. The research is published...

Older age and smoking are biggest risk factors for developing any cancer

Scientists from the American Cancer Society found older age and smoking are the two most important risk factors linked to the risk of developing...

Scientists find a drug combo may help treat COVID-19 effectively

In a recent study from UCL, researchers found new drug combinations with the potential to treat severe cases of COVID-19 infection at different stages...

Diet rich in antioxidants may reduce your dementia risk

In a recent study from National Institute on Aging, scientists found that people with higher levels of antioxidants in their blood may be less...

Gout flare-ups could double your heart disease risk

Scientists from the University of Nottingham found that gout flares double the risk for heart attack or stroke over the two months that follow. They found a spike in risk endures even...

New study finds a promising treatment for dementia

In a recent study from Monash University, scientists found a promising new treatment for patients with frontotemporal dementia, the second most common form of...

These widely used drugs may halve death risk in ‘long COVID’

In a recent study from the University of Florida, scientists found that among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who seemingly recovered, severe systemic inflammation during their hospitalization...