Can anxiety increase high blood pressure risk?
In a recent study, researchers find that sympathetic nerve activity in skeletal muscle blood vessels increases during body and mental stress in people with...
Air pollution: New risk factor for diabetes
In a recent study, researchers find that outdoor air pollution is linked to an increased risk of diabetes globally.
The findings suggest that reducing pollution...
‘Smart stent’ could detect narrowing of arteries
For every three people who have had a stent implanted to keep clogged arteries open and prevent a heart attack, at least one will...
Meal replacement could hurt your heart function temporally
Crash diets, also called meal replacement programs, have become increasingly fashionable in the past few years.
A recent study from University of Oxford shows that...
Low-carb diets help men lose weight and improve women’s artery health
In a recent study from University of Missouri, researchers find that while men may lose more weight on low-carb diets, women actually see better...
High body fitness linked to lowest dementia risk
In a recent study, researchers find that women with high physical fitness at middle age were nearly 90% less likely to develop dementia, compared...
Blood test and imaging together could improve prostate cancer diagnosis
New research from Karolinska Institutet shows that the blood test together with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and targeted prostate biopsies may lead to better...
Doctors can do more to prevent opioid abuse
In a new study, researchers from University of Michigan develop new recommendations for prescribing opioid.
Their recommendations are based on published medical evidence for one...
Aging overweight scuba divers may have underwater heart attacks
In a new study from University of Western Australia, researchers suggest that older, overweight scuba divers need to shed pounds to avoid an underwater...
Healthy diets linked to lower risks of many cancers
In a new study, French researchers find that a healthy diet was linked less overall cancer risk, as well as lower breast, prostate, and...