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Compounds in teas may help lower blood pressure, study finds

A recent study has demonstrated that compounds found in both green and black tea can relax blood vessels, explaining the antihypertensive properties of tea...

Added sugar in diet is linked to higher blood pressure

Scientists from the University of Delaware have found that added sugar in the daily diet is strongly linked to higher blood pressure in older...

A Mediterranean-keto diet may prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists from Wake Forest School of Medicine have found that a modified Mediterranean–ketogenic diet may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by positively...

How vitamin supplements could change your dementia risk

Scientists from Bonifatius Hospital Lingen have explored how vitamin supplements might affect a person’s risk of developing dementia and mild cognitive impairment. Dementia is...

Cinnamon could help lower blood pressure and improve cholesterol

Researchers from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences have found that cinnamon may help reduce blood pressure and improve cholesterol levels in people with stage...

Why common heart tests miss half of future heart attacks

Heart attacks are often seen as sudden and unexpected events, but in reality, they usually develop silently over many years. Fatty material called plaque slowly...

15 gut bacteria may cause heart disease, study finds

Heart disease is the number one cause of death around the world, taking nearly 20 million lives each year. While most people know that genetics,...

Nanodrops through the nose may treat brain cancer

Glioblastoma is one of the most dangerous brain cancers in the world. It spreads quickly and is almost always fatal. Traditional treatments often fail because...

Century-old drug may help type 1 diabetes patients use less insulin

A new clinical trial from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has found that a cheap and widely used diabetes drug, metformin, can help...

Scientists find the key to fixing blood cancer treatment failure

Scientists at Rutgers Health and other institutions have made a major discovery about why a common leukemia drug stops working in many patients—and how...