Vitamin D is good for the bones, but what about the heart?
Vitamin D plays an important role in overall health, but if you've been taking supplements to strengthen your heart, recent research may disappoint you.
Although...
Researchers develop new surgery to treat high blood pressure
A recent study led by the Queen Mary University of London and elsewhere have found that a one-off operation could help treat high blood...
Scientists discover new method to treat chronic inflammation
Recent research has found a protein complex called the inflammasome can drive inflammation.
The inflammasome can protect our bodies from infection but is also a...
Vitamin E may protect heart muscle after heart attack
In a new study, researchers found α-TOH (vitamin E) may help prevent heart muscle damage after a heart attack.
The finding sheds new light on...
HPV can cause oral, anal, and penile cancers
In a new study, researchers found human papillomavirus (HPV) causes anal, penile, and oral cancers, but more than 70% of U.S. adults are unaware...
Scientists find best way to determine future prostate cancer risk
In a new study, researchers have shown that the best way to predict the future risk of prostate cancer is by starting out with...
This eye scan could predict type 2 diabetes and prediabetes
In a new study, researchers found a specialist analysis of the lens in the eye can predict patients with type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes.
They...
High blood pressure treatment may help slow down cognitive decline
In a new study, researchers found high blood pressure appears to accelerate cognitive decline among middle-aged and older adults, but treating high blood pressure...
Married people more likely to survive cancer, but for a sad reason
In a new study, researchers found unmarried patients with cancer are less likely to get potentially life-saving surgery or radiotherapy than their married counterparts.
This...
Lifestyle, not gene, explains most heart disease in younger adults
In a new study, researchers found physical inactivity, smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol play a greater role than genetics in many...