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Heating pads may help lower blood pressure

In a new study, researchers found using a heating pad overnight may benefit people with supine hypertension. This is a condition that causes their blood...

This diet may double your colon cancer risk

An inflammatory diet is high in refined carbs, red and processed meat, and saturated or trans fats. In contrast, an antioxidant diet is high in...

Scientists find a better way to detect your pain levels

In a new study, researchers have developed a system that measures a patient's pain level by analyzing brain activity from a portable neuroimaging device. The...

Mediterranean diet linked to better cognitive function in older people

In a new study, researchers found adherence to a Mediterranean diet is linked to less cognitive decline over five years in older adults in...

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...