New vaccine can block deadly skin, pancreatic, and breast cancers
A new study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found that a special nanoparticle-based vaccine can stop some of the deadliest cancers in...
Why we need to rethink diabetes and blood pressure care for older adults
For older adults, managing health problems like diabetes and high blood pressure can lead to a better life—fewer complications, more independence, and even a...
How these daily food additives may raise your blood pressure
A new study from UT Southwestern Medical Center has found that eating too many foods with phosphate additives—often found in packaged and processed foods—can...
Study finds the key to preventing dementia
A major study led by the University of Cambridge has revealed that problems with the brain’s waste clearance system may explain why some people...
The deadly combination of high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes
U.S. adults who have both high blood pressure (hypertension) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) face a much higher risk of dying from any cause,...
Her heart, liver problems required a rare type of double transplant. It worked.
Shortly after her mother died, Anissa Swanigan’s heart started beating faster. Doctors chalked it up to anxiety and grief, so she did, too.
More than...
Stiff arteries may increase brain damage in older people
A new study suggests that older adults with stiff arteries may be more likely to suffer damage to brain nerve fibers, even before showing...
COVID mRNA vaccine may help treat advanced cancer
Scientists from the University of Florida and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have made an exciting discovery:
patients with advanced lung or...
Doctors urged to prescribe exercise for better heart health
The American Heart Association (AHA) is now encouraging doctors to go beyond pills and start prescribing exercise to patients with slightly high blood pressure...
What really causes gout and how to manage it
Gout is a kind of arthritis that causes sudden and very painful swelling in the joints, often starting with the big toe.
Many people with...