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Intensive blood pressure lowering may make this stroke less dangerous

Intensive blood pressure lowering may make this stroke less dangerous

In a new study, researchers found that lowering blood pressure intensively may reduce brain bleeding in a type of stroke called spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. The...
Feeling healthy may not mean a low risk of heart disease

Feeling healthy may not mean a low risk of heart disease

In a new study, researchers found feeling healthy is not a good indicator of a low heart disease risk. People still need to do medical...
Older Americans need better ways to prevent dementia

Older Americans need better ways to prevent dementia

In a new national poll, researchers found that many older Americans worry about declining brain health, especially if their loved ones have memory loss...
Chronic sleep loss may lead to memory problems

Chronic sleep loss may lead to memory problems

In a new study, researchers found chronic sleep loss due to insomnia is strongly linked to memory problems and cognitive issues. The harmful effect strongly...
Scientists find a new drug to prevent spread of prostate cancer

Scientists find a new drug to prevent spread of prostate cancer

In a new study, researchers have discovered a new way to prevent metastatic prostate cancer. They found that treating human prostate cancer cells with a...
Exercise after weight loss may protect against colon cancer

Exercise after weight loss may protect against colon cancer

In a new study, researchers found that doing exercise after weight loss may reduce the risk of colon cancer. They found that physical activity could...
Big fluctuations in these 4 things linked to heart disease, stroke

Big fluctuations in these 4 things linked to heart disease, stroke

In a recent study, researchers found that big fluctuations in four things: Blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and body mass index (BMI), may mean...
This common weed killer linked to human liver disease

This common weed killer linked to human liver disease

In a new study, researchers found that the primary ingredient in popular weed killer Roundup, glyphosate, is linked to human liver disease. This is the...
Scientists discover why wounds hard to heal in diabetes

Scientists find why wounds hard to heal in diabetes

In a new study, researchers have discovered why wounds are hard to heal in people with diabetes. The new finding may help develop a new...
Brain may start to change 30 years before Alzheimer’s symptoms appear

Brain may start to change 30 years before Alzheimer’s symptoms appear

In a new study, researchers found that brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease can appear  3 to 10 years—some even more than 30 years—before...