Popular blood pressure drug may have harmful effects
Researchers at Columbia University have been studying chlorthalidone, a pill that many people take to control high blood pressure.
They found that this medication might...
Warning signs of heart disease in older adults
Heart disease is one of the main causes of death around the world. In older adults, the signs of heart problems can be harder...
Nerve Stimulation may help fight inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine have found that stimulating a key nerve in the body may help reduce the gut inflammation seen...
New discovery could help fight deadly pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the toughest cancers to treat, especially a type called pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. It spreads quickly and is very hard...
Early medication use may signal future IBD diagnosis
A new study from Denmark has discovered a surprising pattern in people who later develop inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD.
The research, published in the...
How to balance blood sugar in older adults with type 2 diabetes
A new study from researchers at Yale School of Medicine, the University of Chicago, and Kaiser Permanente has provided helpful guidance on how to...
Can blood pressure drugs affect mental health?
A group of scientists at St. Michael’s Hospital wanted to understand how some common blood pressure medicines might affect a person’s mental health.
They focused...
Alzheimer’s drug may help improve memory in normal aging
A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has found that a drug originally used to treat Alzheimer's disease may also...
Bacteria in mouth infections could affect your whole body
In Sweden, scientists at the Karolinska Institutet have found something interesting about the bacteria that cause serious infections in the mouth.
Their study looked closely...
Living near the ocean may help you live longer, study finds
Living near the ocean might help you live a longer life, but the same may not be true if you live near a river...