This blood pressure number can predict future dementia and stroke
Scientists at the University of Miami have found an important clue that could help us understand how blood pressure affects the aging brain.
Their recent...
New drug could protect against kidney failure in type 2 diabetes
People living with type 2 diabetes often face serious health risks, and one of the most dangerous complications is chronic kidney disease.
When diabetes and...
These common drugs may raise your risk of memory loss
A study from the University of California, San Diego, has raised serious concerns about a group of medications known as anticholinergic drugs.
These drugs are...
Vaping and smoking tied to higher risk of diabetes, study finds
New research from the University of Georgia has revealed that people who use e-cigarettes, regular cigarettes, or both are more likely to develop diabetes...
Scientists bring back ancient gene to fight gout and fatty liver disease
Gout is one of the oldest known human diseases. It causes painful swelling in the joints when sharp crystals form due to high levels...
The ancient poem that misled the world about the Black Death
For hundreds of years, people have been taught that the Black Death sped across Asia like a wildfire, racing along the Silk Road from...
Simple ultrasound treatment could help the brain clean itself as we age
The brain has its own built-in cleaning system. Instead of soap and water, it uses cerebrospinal fluid—a clear liquid that flows around the brain...
New bacterial therapy destroys cancer without the immune system
A team of scientists in Japan has developed a new way to treat cancer that does not rely on the body’s immune system.
This is...
New heart pump could save people with untreatable heart failure
Around 64 million people worldwide live with heart failure, a condition where the heart can no longer pump blood efficiently.
Shockingly, half of these people...
Diabetes and weight-loss drugs may boost colon cancer survival, study finds
A new study from the University of California San Diego has found that popular diabetes and weight-loss medications might also help people with colon...