Why high blood pressure and cold medicines don’t mix
Cold medicines are not off-limits if you have heart disease, but patients with high blood pressure, or hypertension, should check the label carefully when choosing...
Scientists find a way to cure blindness
In a new study, researchers inserted a gene for a green-light receptor into the eyes of blind mice and, a month later, the mice...
Why only humans are easy to have heart attacks
Atherosclerosis is the clogging of arteries with fatty deposits. It is the cause of one-third of deaths worldwide due to heart disease.
There are many...
These new eye drops may help treat dry eye disease effectively
Dry eye disease is caused by abnormalities in the tear fluid and results in dry areas over the cornea, the transparent outer layer of...
What comes first in Alzheimer’s, beta-amyloid plaques or memory problems?
The scientific community has long believed that beta-amyloid, a protein that can clump together and form sticky plaques in the brain, is the first...
This therapy could reduce incontinence, pain in men after prostate surgery
For decades, therapy to strengthen pelvic muscles has been the standard treatment for men dealing with urinary incontinence after prostate surgery.
But in a new...
Walnut may change genes in breast cancer, improve survival
In a new study, researchers found eating walnut may help suppress breast cancer growth and boost survival.
They found that consumption of two ounces of...
This new drug may help treat osteoarthritis
In a new study, researchers found that MIV-711, a novel selective cathepsin K inhibitor, was not more effective than a placebo for reducing pain...
Sleep too little or too much linked to this incurable lung disease
In a new study, researchers have discovered that people who regularly sleep for more than 11 hours or less than 4 hours are 2-3...
A ‘broken heart’ could mean higher cancer risk
In a new study, researchers found that one in six people with broken heart syndrome had cancer and they were less likely to survive...