Many common meds could harm your heart rhythm, study finds
Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis found that many commonly used drugs, including antibiotics, antinausea and anticancer medications, have a side effect of...
COVID-19 could increase your risk of heart disease, diabetes for months
Scientists from King's College London and elsewhere confirmed that COVID can raise the risks of heart disease and diabetes—though those threats typically wane again...
Too much or too little sleep may increase fall risk in women
Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh found both short and long sleep duration and poor sleep quality are associated with increased odds of recurrent...
Parkinson’s disease: scientists find the earliest roots in the brain
About 100 people have a rare mutation in a gene called SNCA that puts them at almost certain risk of getting Parkinson’s disease.
This makes...
Intensive blood pressure control can lower risk of heart muscle damage
Scientists from Wake Forest found that aggressive lowering of blood pressure in people with high blood pressure reduced the risk of left ventricular hypertrophy...
Short sleep duration may increase your risk of metabolic syndrome
Scientists from The Ohio State University found that a short sleep duration (less than seven hours) is associated with an increased likelihood of metabolic...
New drug combo may treat some lung cancer effectively
Scientists from Francis Crick Institute found that using immunotherapy alongside a drug that blocks a common gene mutation in lung cancer could be a...
This study shows the cause of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Scientists from the Technical University of Munich found that this condition is caused by cells that attack healthy tissue—a phenomenon known as auto-aggression.
Their results...
The cause of type 2 diabetes may be in the brain, study finds
Scientists from Texas Tech University found a specific group of neurons in the brain may play a crucial role in the development of Type...
Scientists can detect Alzheimer’s disease 17 years before symptoms appear
Scientists from Ruhr-Universität Bochum are able to identify signs of Alzheimer's disease in the blood up to 17 years before the first clinical symptoms...