Common sleep drugs may raise dementia risk, study shows
A new study from the University of California, San Francisco, has found that taking sleep medications could raise the risk of developing dementia, especially...
Common benefits and side effects of diabetes drug metformin
Metformin is one of the most common medicines used to treat type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body has...
Blood pressure readings in your doctor’s office can be misleading
Scientists at Yale University have found that blood pressure readings taken during doctor’s visits can vary a lot from one appointment to the next....
Tailored meals help people with heart failure stay healthier and out of hospital
A new study has found that giving heart failure patients meals designed just for their medical needs can help them recover better and stay...
Study shows 4 most common routes of marijuana use
According to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most common ways people use marijuana are smoking,...
Smart brain implants are helping people with Parkinson’s and other disorders
Although the brain is our most complex organ, the ways to treat it have historically been rather simple. Typically, surgeons lesioned (damaged) a structure...
Six ways to keep your kidneys healthy
More than 35 million adults in the U.S. have chronic kidney disease, and just a fraction of them even know it. And the number...
Gut health may be the key to preventing blood cancer in older adults
A new study by scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and researchers from around the world has uncovered an unexpected link between gut health and...
Brain’s “blue spot” may be key to early Alzheimer’s detection
A small but important part of the brain, called the locus coeruleus, could help scientists better understand how aging affects thinking and memory—and why...
Too much cinnamon may weaken the effects of your drugs, study finds
Cinnamon has been used around the world for thousands of years, both in cooking and traditional medicine.
But new research from the National Center for...