Common diabetes drugs may raise risk of heart attacks and strokes
Millions of people around the world live with type 2 diabetes, a condition where the body struggles to use insulin properly, leading to high...
Why checking your blood pressure at home could save your life
Checking your blood pressure at home is a simple but powerful way to take control of your health—especially if you have high blood pressure,...
New study reverses chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer
A major breakthrough in cancer research has shown that using CRISPR gene editing technology to turn off a specific gene can help fight chemotherapy...
Radiation therapy for breast cancer can boost survival and income
A new study from the University of Copenhagen has found that radiation therapy for breast cancer does more than just help patients survive.
It also...
Poor heart health in middle age linked to dementia in old age – new...
For generations, medicine treated the heart and brain as separate domains. However, a new study suggests the two are more closely connected than we...
This gentle treatment may help heal fragile spine fractures
Japanese scientists are exploring a surprising and gentle new way to heal spine fractures, especially those caused by osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a common condition that...
How unexpected events may predict migraine headaches
Scientists at Harvard Medical School have discovered that the amount of “surprise” a person experiences in their day may help predict whether they will...
One high-dose radiation session may erase early breast cancer
A new study led by doctors at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found that a single high dose of targeted radiation before surgery may...
Early immune aging may predict rheumatoid arthritis long before diagnosis
A new study has discovered that the earliest signs of immune system aging can appear long before rheumatoid arthritis is officially diagnosed.
This finding gives...
Chronic pain may raise risk of high blood pressure, study finds
A new study published in the journal Hypertension reveals that chronic pain may raise the risk of developing high blood pressure.
The research, based on...