What is frontotemporal dementia?
Frontotemporal disorders (FTD), sometimes called frontotemporal dementia, are the result of damage to neurons in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.
Many possible...
Why cheese may help control your blood sugar
Mmmm, cheese – a food as nutritious as it is delicious. Or is it?
On the one hand, cheese is an excellent source of minerals...
Unsalted tomato juice may help reduce blood pressure and heart disease risk
Scientists from Tokyo Medical and Dental University found drinking unsalted tomato juice lowered blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in Japanese adults at risk of...
Scientists make big breakthrough in asthma treatment
Scientists from Edith Cowan University have made an important discovery that could lead to more effective treatments for the world's 262 million asthma sufferers.
They...
This alcohol test could predict your risk for bleeding strokes
Scientists from Umeå University in Sweden found that people who drink large amounts of alcohol have nearly fivefold odds of experiencing a potentially deadly...
Midlife chronic health conditions linked to higher dementia risk later
Scientists from the University of Paris found having two or more chronic conditions (known as multimorbidity) in middle age is linked to an increased...
Vitamin D level in your blood may predict colon cancer risk
Scientists recently found higher vitamin D concentrations in the blood are strongly linked to lower colorectal cancer risk.
The research is published in the Journal...
Cannabis may contain heavy metals and harm your health
Scientists from Penn State found that cannabis may contain heavy metals and affect consumer health.
The research is published in Toxin Reviews and was conducted...
Low sodium-DASH diet could strongly reduce blood pressure
Scientists recently found a combination of reduced sodium intake and the DASH diet lowers blood pressure in adults with hypertension.
The research was presented at...
Thin and brittle bones linked to heart disease in women
Scientists from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital found thin and brittle bones are strongly linked to women’s heart disease risk, with thinning of the...