Common gout medicine may help treat heart failure
A study has suggested that colchicine, a commonly used medicine to treat gout, could have potentially life-saving benefits for heart failure patients.
The researchers also...
Magic of healthy foods: how a plant-based diet can beat type 2 diabetes
Do you know that what you eat can help you fight a disease?
Yep, it's true! A new research study found out that eating lots...
Young girl who endured heart defect and stroke is now a healthy adult
Seeing Shelby Lombardo's white blood cell counts periodically spike, her pediatrician thought the then-4-year-old had leukemia. But a test for the disease came back...
People with Alzheimer’s gene also have higher risk of epilepsy
A recent study, published in the online issue of Neurology, discovered a mutual genetic predisposition between Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy.
Researchers found that people with...
Omega-3 fats may slow ALS progression, Harvard study finds
According to a new study led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, consuming omega-3 fatty acids—specifically alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), found in...
The hidden risk: women and heart rhythm disorder
There's a kind of irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or AFib for short. In the past, it was believed that men were more likely...
Genetics and concussion – why a minor knock can be devastating for some people
Concussion and head trauma is a real and serious risk for many Australians.
While most people suffer acute and relatively short-lived effects, such as dizziness...
Cancer drugs can help treat malaria, study finds
A team of researchers from the University of Central Florida (UCF) has made a groundbreaking discovery in their fight against malaria: cancer drugs could...
Microbiome: certain gut microbes may warn of Alzheimer’s disease long before the first symptoms...
What if the microbes in your gut could act as an early warning system, alerting you that you could be developing Alzheimer’s disease?
This might...
Kidney health boosted by seafood omega-3, researchers find
A recent study has found an interesting fact that might change the way you see your food!
Scientists found that eating seafood, which has a...