Female orgasm is evolution’s happy gift
Aristotle was puzzled. Freud had his own ideas.
But no one theory has satisfactorily answered the question: Why do women have orgasms?
Orgasms in human females...
Scientists find new way to reduce risk of future heart attacks
In a new study, researchers found patients who have had emergency heart attack treatment with heart artery stenting—and have significant narrowings in their other...
Mental stress could damage your blood vessel health
It is known that psychological stress is already associated with heart disease.
In a new study, researchers found stress-induced problems with blood flow in the...
Scientists find new way to treat high blood pressure in obese people
There's no question that as body weight increases, so too does blood pressure.
In a new study, researchers have identified what may be a new...
It is never too late to use statins for clogged leg arteries
In a new study, researchers found statins are linked with reduced death risk in people with peripheral arterial disease, even when started late after...
Hormone therapy may help decrease type 2 diabetes
The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) remains one of the most highly quoted when debating the benefits and risks of hormone therapy.
In the WHI studies,...
Is a stroke survivor ready to go back to work? A simple test might...
How fast a young stroke survivor can walk may predict whether they are ready to return to work, British researchers say.
One of every four...
This new therapy could help treat deadly heart rhythm disorder
In a new study, researchers found a single high dose of radiation aimed at the heart could strongly reduce a potentially deadly rapid heart...
This new blood test could detect multiple types of cancer
In a new study, researchers found a new blood test in development has shown the ability to screen for numerous types of cancer with...
Why some diabetes drugs could cause heart problems
In a new study, researchers examined why some new diabetes drugs cause heart dysfunction in diabetes patients.
They found these drugs have a profound toxic...