Popular heartburn drugs may harm kidneys, new study warns
Proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs, are among the most commonly used medications in the United States. If you’ve ever taken Prilosec, Nexium, or Prevacid...
How to manage fluctuating blood pressure effectively
Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps. It’s normal for your blood...
Common causes and treatment of alcohol-related dementia
Alcohol-related dementia, sometimes called alcoholic dementia, is a serious brain condition that can happen after years of heavy drinking. It damages brain cells and...
Blood pressure drug may raise heart failure risk in women, study finds
A new study from the University of Bologna has found that a common treatment for high blood pressure may not work the same way...
A new way to effectively treat type 2 diabetes in the long run
More than 37 million people in the United States are living with diabetes, and most of them have type 2 diabetes. While this condition is...
Simple blood test could diagnose stroke types before hospital arrival
A quick blood test might help doctors tell the difference between bleeding strokes and clot-caused strokes before patients even reach the hospital, according to a new...
How the brain’s immune system may be fueling Alzheimer’s—and how to stop it
major breakthrough from scientists at the University of Virginia is changing how researchers think about Alzheimer’s disease. Instead of focusing solely on harmful plaques...
Gene therapy brings back hearing for deaf children and adults
A new study has shown that gene therapy can help children and adults who were born deaf or have severe hearing loss hear again....
Anti-inflammatory drug can treat alcohol use and pain
A new preclinical study from scientists at Scripps Research suggests that an existing drug, already approved for treating inflammatory diseases, might help reduce both...
Are chemicals to blame for cancer in young people? Here’s what the evidence says
Cancer is traditionally known as a disease affecting mostly older people.
But some worrying trends show cancer rates in younger people aged under 50 are...