New method may effectively predict heart failure in people with diabetes
In a new study, researchers have found a new way of accurately identifying which diabetes patients are most at risk for heart failure.
The research...
Arm cuff blood pressure measurements may not predict heart disease accurately
In a new study, researchers found a measurement of central blood pressure in people with difficult-to-treat high blood pressure could help reduce the risk...
Scientists find new way to treat memory loss, Alzheimer’s
In a new study, researchers found that calcium channel blockers may be effective in treating memory loss, which is a major symptom of Alzheimer’s...
Women with heart failure less likely to get beneficial heart pump device
In a new study, researchers found women are less likely than men to receive a mechanical heart pump that is becoming the norm for...
New MRI brain scan may help predict stroke-related dementia
In a new study, researchers found An advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scan could help predict problems with thinking, memory and even dementia...
Old drugs in your medicine cabinet? Here’s what to do
They’re haunting the back of your medicine cabinet like the Ghosts of Illnesses Past.
Pain pills your doctor prescribed years ago after that operation. Antibiotics...
Statin drugs may protect older people from pneumonia
In a new study, researchers found statins could be used to treat older patients admitted to hospital with a severe type of pneumonia.
The research...
Scientists find a cause of most common type of pancreatic cancer
In a new study, researchers have confirmed a protein as an oncogene responsible for the most common form of pancreatic cancer known as pancreatic...
Rates of type 2 diabetes seem to be dropping, but there are still risks
In a new study, researchers found prevention strategies could be contributing to a recent fall in the number of people developing type 2 diabetes...
Unique genetic activity discovered in people with both stroke and cancer
Not all strokes have a clear-cut cause like high blood pressure or smoking.
For those so-called cryptogenic strokes, new research suggests cancer might be the...