New precision medicine method for chronic kidney disease
New UCLA research using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor in kidney scarring, offering a promising precision medicine approach...
Smart dental floss can track stress easier
Stress affects nearly everyone at some point, but when it becomes chronic, it can cause serious health problems.
Long-term stress can lead to high blood...
New PTSD treatment shows 100% success, study finds
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a serious mental health condition that can deeply affect a person’s life.
It often happens after a terrifying or...
This drug may lower cholesterol and heart disease risk
The drug finasteride, commonly known by its brand names Propecia and Proscar, is widely used to treat male pattern baldness and benign prostatic hyperplasia...
Diabetes patients have different risks in arterial disease
New research from the University of Gothenburg has revealed a shift in the risk patterns for arterial disease among people with type 1 and...
Scientists find big cause and promising drug for PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a serious mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide.
It often develops after someone has gone through...
Long-term use of blood pressure drugs may damage kidneys, study confirms
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how long-term treatment of high blood pressure with commonly prescribed drugs can destroy the kidney's...
High-fat diet quickly impairs memory in older adults, study finds
Just a few days of eating a diet high in saturated fat could be enough to cause memory problems and brain inflammation in older...
Air pollution may cause early heart damage, MRI study finds
Long-term exposure to air pollution may quietly harm your heart, even before symptoms appear, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.
Researchers...
ADHD drugs have small impact on heart, but monitoring is key
A new study from the University of Southampton has found that medications used to treat ADHD generally have only small effects on heart rate...