Scientists find better high blood pressure treatments
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a major risk factor for heart disease and comes with a significant economic burden, costing the...
Study finds big cause of dementia-like symptoms in some people
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have found that some patients diagnosed with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) might actually have a treatable condition: a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)...
This drug show promise for protecting kidneys, heart, and lungs in diabetes
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2 inhibitors) are a relatively new group of medications originally developed to help manage blood sugar levels in people with...
Research finds the best drug for nerve pain
Neuropathic pain affects more than 20 million people in the U.S., and at least a quarter of these cases are puzzling for doctors. These...
How coffee and tea drinking habits might affect blood pressure
A recent study led by Choy-Lye Chei, published in The European Journal of Nutrition, suggests that drinking habits for coffee and tea could play a...
How to protect your hearing effectively
Loud sounds can harm tiny structures in your inner ear. This can lead to noise-induced hearing loss or a condition called tinnitus. Tinnitus can...
Preventing diabetes: small steps can make a big difference
Chances are, you know someone who has diabetes. It might even be you. Diabetes is one of the most common disorders in the U.S....
Your personality may hold clues to your high blood pressure risk
When we think about high blood pressure, it’s often as just another number checked during doctor visits.
But new research shows that its effects go...
Understanding the link between heart failure and cough
When we think about heart problems, a cough is not usually the first symptom that comes to mind.
But for people dealing with congestive heart...
Annoying bush or healthy tea? Yaupon can be both.
Long before Earl Grey, Darjeeling and oolong reached our shores, there was yaupon.
Tea brewed from the leaves of the yaupon holly has been part...