How to have healthy arteries and veins
Our vascular system is our body’s unsung hero.
Arteries transport nourishing oxygen and nutrient-rich blood throughout tissues; veins carry the deoxygenated, waste-filled blood back to...
This drug could save people with opioid overdose, but less than 2% of them...
In a new study, researchers found that only a tiny minority of people at risk for an opioid overdose actually are prescribed a drug...
This common Indian fruit may help slow cancer growth
In a new study, researchers found that the Asian fruit commonly eaten in India that also is known as bitter melon shows promise in...
Scientists find the key to fighting gut infections
The peaceful and delicate co-existence of friendly gut bacteria and the immune system relies on highly coordinated information exchange between immune system cells and...
After stroke, an ‘astounding’ risk of heart problems
Women and men have a much higher risk of dangerous heart problems soon after their first stroke compared to people without stroke, even if...
Healthy lifestyle could slow frontotemporal dementia
In a new study, researchers found that a physically and mentally active lifestyle confers resilience to frontotemporal dementia (FTD), even in people whose genetic...
This number may predict coronary artery disease effectively
Because coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide, there is tremendous attention given to its risk factors.
Estrogen protects women’s cardiovascular...
This study finds a new way to treat pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer.
It is a very aggressive disease, and people diagnosed only have a five-year survival...
New wound gel could effectively treat and prevent infections
In a new study, researchers have developed a new hydrogel-based on the body's natural peptide defense. It has been shown to prevent and treat...
Worried about brain lesions and dementia? Check this blood pressure number
The top number on a blood pressure test is widely viewed as the best gauge of a person's overall risk for heart disease.
But the...