Environmental noise can cause inflammation, blood vessel damage
In a recent study from Massachusetts General Hospital, scientists found a mechanism through which long-term exposure to noise leads to inflammation, blood vessel damage,...
Choline may play a critical role in treating Alzheimer’s disease
In a recent study from Arizona State University and elsewhere, researchers found that a lifelong dietary regimen of choline holds the potential to prevent...
Common diabetes drug may cause dangerous infection disease
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a new type of drug that can treat diabetes.
But in a recent study from FDA, scientists found that the...
Common slow exercise may help control high blood pressure
A recent study from the University of Connecticut shows that yoga practice that focuses on mental relaxation and breathing techniques could help people control...
Fried foods may give you higher risks of heart disease, stroke
Cardiovascular diseases include conditions such as arrhythmias, coronary heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, congenital heart defects, vascular dementia, and stroke.
In a study from...
A new way to prevent heart attacks, strokes
Heart and vascular, or cardiovascular, diseases include health conditions such as arrhythmias, coronary heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, congenital heart defects, vascular dementia,...
Widely used high blood pressure drugs may increase sleep loss
Sleeping is a basic human need, like eating, drinking, and breathing. Like these other needs, sleeping is vital for good health and well-being throughout...
Scientists find 17 health problems linked to long COVID
Most people who get COVID-19 recover within a few weeks.
But some people—even those who had mild versions of the disease—have symptoms that last weeks...
Lithium may decrease dementia risk, study finds
Dementia is the leading cause of death in elderly Western populations.
But no preventative treatments are currently available: more than 55 million people worldwide have...
COVID-19 drug Paxlovid may interact with common heart disease drugs
Heart disease patients with COVID-19 are often treated with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) to prevent progression to severe disease.
However, the COVID-19 drug can interact with some...