Common surgery sedative drug may harm the heart at night, study finds
Midazolam is a medicine that helps people relax or fall asleep before surgery. It works so well that many patients don’t remember the procedure...
B vitamins may help lower blood pressure, especially when medications fall short
A recent study from the University of Maine has found that B vitamins might be a helpful way to lower high blood pressure, especially...
A new blood pressure injection shows long-lasting benefits
A new study led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London has found that a single injection given every six months could help...
AI helps finds a hidden cause of Alzheimer’s disease and new treatment
A new study from the University of California San Diego has uncovered a hidden cause of Alzheimer’s disease that may lead to a new...
Common dietary fat boosts growth of aggressive breast cancer
A new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine reveals that linoleic acid, a type of omega-6 fatty acid commonly found in seed oils and animal...
Even low levels of air pollution may cause early heart damage
A new study has found that long-term exposure to air pollution may silently damage the heart—even before any symptoms of disease appear.
Using advanced heart...
Hearing aids and implants may improve mental health and life span
A new study has shown that hearing aids and cochlear implants don’t just improve hearing—they also help people feel more socially connected and less...
Alzheimer’s affects the whole body, not just the brain, study shows
While Alzheimer’s disease is widely known as a brain disorder, new research reveals it also affects other parts of the body.
In a study published...
AI predicts sudden heart death with higher accuracy than doctors
A powerful new artificial intelligence system has shown it can predict who is at risk of sudden cardiac death far better than current medical...
New hope for earlier detection of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer (PC) remains one of the most lethal cancers worldwide, with only 13% of patients surviving more than five years after diagnosis.
In Ireland alone, there...