Cannabis linked to blood pressure reduction in older people, study finds
Scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev found cannabis is associated with blood pressure reduction in older adults.
The research is published in The European...
Alcohol abuse can be a symptom of dementia, study finds
Scientists from Mount Sinai and elsewhere found that patients who start abusing alcohol later in life—after age 40—may be doing so secondary to an...
Disruptive leg movement? Managing restless legs syndrome
Do you feel an overwhelming need to move your legs when sitting or lying down?
Do these sensations make it hard to fall or stay...
Vegan diet could reduce arthritis pain, new study finds
Scientists from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine found a low-fat vegan diet, without calorie restrictions, improves joint pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Study...
Tips of medication use in high blood pressure
When healthy lifestyle changes alone do not control or lower high blood pressure, your healthcare provider may prescribe blood pressure medicines.
These medicines act in...
The price of a pre-pandemic lifestyle
As COVID numbers fall and mandates lift, the question remains: Is it possible to avoid trade-offs between returning to pre-pandemic lifestyles and an uptick...
COVID-19 can infect heart’s pacemaker cells, study finds
Scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine and elsewhere found the SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect specialized pacemaker cells that maintain the heart’s rhythmic beat, setting off...
This HIV drug can stop colon cancer growth
Scientists from Harvard found a drug widely used in HIV therapy has shown to stop disease progression in 25 percent of patients with fourth-line...
Cancer treatment and diagnosis backlogs during COVID-19 may affect cancer survival
Unlike the COVID-19 pandemic, the cancer pandemic has raged on for centuries, though it similarly afflicts people in all corners of the world.
In 2020...
Smartwatch app could detect this heart problem accurately
Scientists from the Chinese PLA Medical School found atrial fibrillation (AFib) was confirmed in nearly 94% of people who were initially identified to have...