High blood pressure drugs can impact brain function
In a new study from the University of Minnesota, researchers found that blood pressure medications have an unanticipated effect on the brain.
They discovered that...
Dinner time and sleep hormone can affect your blood sugar control
In a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital, researchers found blood sugar control, is affected by various factors—including the timing of meals relative to...
Best foods for lowering high blood pressure naturally
The foods you eat can affect your blood pressure, both positively and negatively.
Foods that are high in salt, sugar, and saturated or trans fats can increase...
A short peanut butter test can help detect Alzheimer’s disease
In a study from the University of Florida, researchers found a short, non-invasive peanut butter odor test could help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease.
The early diagnosis...
COVID -19 patients could have different variants in different parts of the body
COVID-19 continues to sweep the world causing hospitalizations and deaths.
Successive variants of concern (VoC) replaced the original virus.
They are increasingly escaping immune protection offered...
How the widely used diabetes drug metformin actually works
Physicians have used the drug metformin to treat type 2 diabetes for more than half a century, but despite its prevalence, researchers have lacked...
Weight loss could help people with type 2 diabetes recover after stroke
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the world is expected to rise dramatically to 700 million people in 2045.
Stroke is one of the...
WHO recommends antiviral drug for people with non-severe COVID-19
In a new WHO guideline, the antiviral drug molnupiravir is conditionally recommended for patients with non-severe COVID-19 who are at the highest risk of...
Scientists find five possible suicide genes
Every year, suicide takes the lives of more than 800,000 people worldwide.
It contributes to at least 15% of all global deaths due to injury.
Identifying...
Magnet in these popular devices may harm your heart health
Magnet technology is increasingly being used in portable electronic devices, such as the Apple AirPods Pro charging case, the Apple Pencil 2nd Generation, and...