A surprising mineral might help clear artery plaques
Heart disease is the biggest cause of death around the world. One of the main reasons is a condition called atherosclerosis.
This happens when fatty...
Popular blood pressure drug may raise skin cancer risk
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, affects more than one in three adults in Australia. It’s a serious condition that can lead to...
How your personality traits can predict high blood pressure
Many people know that high blood pressure can cause serious problems for the heart. But now, new research shows that it may also affect...
Could common drugs change the way cancer treatments work?
Immunotherapy is changing the way we treat cancer. Instead of using harsh drugs like chemotherapy that harm both cancer and healthy cells, immunotherapy works...
New light-based test may diagnose and monitor gut disease faster
A new light-based test may offer a faster and less invasive way to detect and monitor inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic condition that...
How to lower your risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a condition that affects the brain and causes memory loss, confusion, and difficulty with everyday tasks.
It is one of the most...
New drug may reverse liver scarring
Researchers at McMaster University have shared exciting results from early studies on a new drug that could help treat and even reverse liver fibrosis....
How poor oral health may increase dementia risk
Poor oral health may increase the risk of dementia through both biological and social mechanisms, according to researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo.
In...
Late-night eating may cause the most common liver disease
Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that the most common liver disease in the world, known as MASLD (Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver...
Meth overdose deaths have exploded everywhere in the U.S.
Once considered mostly a local problem in the western United States, methamphetamine-related overdose deaths have now become a nationwide crisis.
A new study shows that...