New blood pressure guideline may help save 3 million from heart attacks and strokes
In a recent study, researchers predict that achieving and maintaining the 2017 guideline blood pressure goals could prevent more than 3 million cardiovascular disease...
Scientists discover better way to predict stroke, heart disease
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women.
About 610,000 people die of...
Our body may cure diabetes themselves in the future
Diabetes is caused by damaged or non-existing insulin cells inability to produce insulin, a hormone that is necessary in regulating blood sugar levels.
Many diabetes...
New treatment may help reduce artery-clogging plaque
In a recent review study, researchers have proposed a unique treatment in humans to reduce the early onset of atherosclerosis, the buildup of the...
Frailty could make older people more susceptible to dementia
New research suggests that frailty makes older adults more susceptible to Alzheimer's dementia, and moderates the effects of dementia-related brain changes on dementia symptoms.
The...
How much you sleep may affect your risk of fractures and falls
In a recent study, researchers found that compared with women in a recent study who slept seven to eight hours each night, women who...
Scientists discover how sleep patterns linked to breast cancer risk
In a recent study, researchers found women who are “larks”, functioning better at the beginning of the day than the end of the day,...
Scientists modulate copper levels to treat heart disease
A recent study provides new insights regarding the use of trientine (TETA), a copper chelator traditionally used to treat copper overload conditions such as...
Scientists discover a new powerful pain killer
In a recent study, researchers have discovered a powerful pain reliever that acts on a pain pathway previously unknown.
The synthetic compound is called UKH-1114....
How vitamin D could help fight diabetes
Currently, more than 27 million people in the United States are living with type 2 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...