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Low carb diets and managing diabetes: What you should know

Although often prescribed for diabetes patients, you shouldn’t cut carbohydrates out completely. Here, a registered dietitian offers a well-balanced recipe to try. When you think of carbohydrates, you...

This food nutrient may help lower risk of Alzheimer’s, dementia

In a new study, researchers found that people who eat or drink more foods with the antioxidant flavonol, which is found in nearly all...

This FDA-approved drug provides better stroke treatment

In a new study, researchers found a new way to treat stroke using an already FDA-approved drug – granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF). GCSF enhances blood...

Tiny salamander’s huge genome may harbor the secrets of regeneration

The type of salamander called axolotl, with its frilly gills and widely spaced eyes, looks like an alien and has other-worldly powers of regeneration. Lose...

New discovery may help slow down Parkinson’s disease

In a new study, researchers found a small molecule that may slow down or stop the progression of Parkinson's disease. The research was conducted by...

Using pain and sleep drugs frequently may double frailty risk

Many older Americans to use two or more prescription drugs at the same time and many of these prescription drugs are for pain and...

A more effective way to predict heart attacks

Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease in the United States. It is caused by deposits of atherosclerotic plaques within coronary...

This cosmetic nose surgery may make you look 6 years younger

From face-lifts to facials and fillers, there’s no shortage of ways to reduce the inevitable signs of aging. But there’s one cosmetic procedure that most...

These two health conditions may be first symptoms of lung cancer

In a new study, researchers found that shortness of breath and cough may be potential predictors of lung cancer. They found these conditions were becoming...

Walnuts may slow cognitive decline in many older people

In a new study, researchers found that eating walnuts may help slow cognitive decline in at-risk groups of the elderly population. The research was conducted...