For older people, eating less salt could mean a larger fall in blood pressure
Most people get a blood pressure-lowering benefit from eating less salt and the less you eat, the more you benefit, but a new study...
Mid-life weight gain linked to faster decline in lung function in older age
In a new study, researchers found that mid-life weight gain is linked to an acceleration in the natural decline in lung capacity that comes...
Scientists find new treatment to destroy prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in men after lung cancer. Treating the disease in the small gland that surrounds the...
Long-term use of depression drug may increase risk of type 2 diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that long-term antidepressant use increases the risk for type 2 diabetes onset in a time- and dose-dependent manner.
The...
Diet high in this nutrient may help fight against Alzheimer’s disease
Early in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, the brain becomes overexcited, potentially through the loss of inhibitory, or GABAergic, interneurons that keep other neurons...
These stroke survivors may not be prescribed enough blood pressure meds
Nearly two-thirds of people who survive an often-deadly type of stroke caused by bleeding in the brain continue to experience high blood pressure because...
High cholesterol levels may increase risk of this major heart valve disease
In a new study, researchers have found that while having high cholesterol levels does not influence your risk of aortic or mitral valve regurgitation,...
Secondhand smoke may increase chronic liver disease
In a new study, researchers found that secondhand smoke, which is linked to cancer and other serious illnesses, may also be contributing to soaring...
Why aspirin can help treat many human diseases
In a recent study from Boyce Thompson Institute, researchers found that aspirin’s broad health effects are partly due to its primary metabolite, salicylic acid...
This brain stimulation method may treat dementia, migraine headaches, stroke
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has shown significant efficacy in treating major depressive and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
In a new study review, researchers suggest that TMS may...