Beetroot juice may help lower blood pressure in older people
Drinking beetroot juice could help lower blood pressure in older people, and new research suggests this may be because it changes the bacteria in...
A promising new drug may treat high blood pressure in lungs
A new study has shown that a drug called sotatercept could make a big difference in treating a serious lung disease known as pulmonary...
How social factors can make prediabetes worse for older adults
Nearly half of adults aged 65 and older live with prediabetes, a condition that increases their risk of developing type 2 diabetes and facing...
Study finds important cause of anxiety in low-risk chest pain patients
Chest pain is the second most common reason people go to the emergency department (ED), but most cases—about 80%—are low-risk and not related to...
Experts call for a UK ban on commercial sunbeds to protect young people from...
Commercial tanning beds, often called sunbeds, are widely promoted as a quick way to achieve a tan.
But researchers and medical experts are warning that...
Son of a boxing great struggled in the ring. It was a life-threatening heart...
Boxer Evan Holyfield was only a few minutes into a fight when he felt “like I was deep in one of the hardest physical...
New drug combo could treat common liver disease effectively
A new study from the University of Barcelona has found that two existing drugs—pemafibrate and telmisartan—can effectively reduce fat buildup in the liver.
This condition,...
Study finds the best approach to high blood pressure treatment
Researchers from the University of North Carolina have played a key role in shaping new national guidelines for diagnosing and treating high blood pressure.
These...
Almost all heart attacks and strokes have warning signs years before
Most heart attacks, strokes, and cases of heart failure don’t just come out of the blue.
A large study by researchers from Northwestern University in...
low-cost AI blood test could revolutionize Alzheimer’s detection
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have created a new low-cost blood test that could help doctors detect Alzheimer’s disease earlier.
This means patients might...