Gut may hold the key to diabetes recovery after weight-loss surgery

Weight-loss surgery has become one of the most effective treatments for severe obesity and type 2 diabetes. Many people who undergo these operations lose...

Everyday coffee drinking may help prevent dementia

Many people start their day with a cup of coffee or tea for energy and focus. Now, a large new study suggests that this...

Powerful new test could detect frontotemporal dementia

Dementia is one of the fastest-growing health problems in the world today. More than 57 million people are currently living with dementia worldwide, and experts...

Low-dose of this drug could be a key treatment for heart failure

A medicine first used centuries ago may soon make a comeback in modern heart failure treatment after researchers reported encouraging new results showing that...

800-year-old Chinese exercise may lower high blood pressure well, study finds

High blood pressure is one of the most common health problems in the world. Millions of people live with it every day, and many...

New drug can destroy dangerous ‘zombie cells’ in cancer and aging

Scientists have uncovered a new weakness in harmful “zombie-like” cells that may help doctors fight cancer and age-related diseases more effectively in the future. These...

This hidden hormone problem may trigger type 2 diabetes

For decades, scientists studying type 2 diabetes have focused mainly on insulin. Insulin is the hormone that helps move sugar out of the blood...

Eating eggs regularly may help lower Alzheimer’s risk

A new study from researchers at Loma Linda University Health suggests that eating eggs regularly may help protect the brain as people grow older. Scientists...

Personalized brain cancer vaccine may fight against deadly glioblastoma

A new personalized vaccine designed for one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer is giving scientists fresh hope that the immune system may...

Two or three cups of coffee a day may lower dementia risk by 35%

A huge long-term study has found that moderate amounts of caffeinated coffee and tea may help lower the risk of dementia later in life. Researchers...