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Diabetes drug can help reverse vascular aging

A commonly used diabetes drug may do more than lower blood sugar—it might also help reverse the damage aging does to blood vessels, according...

New drug combo may effectively treat recurrent prostate cancer

Researchers from UCLA have found a promising new way to help men with recurring prostate cancer live longer without their disease getting worse. In a...

New drug could effectively treat massive heart attack

A new drug being tested in heart attack patients could change how doctors treat one of the most dangerous types of heart attacks. This drug...

New finding may protect blood vessels from high blood pressure

Researchers at Lund University have discovered how a molecular sensor in the walls of blood vessels helps protect against damage caused by high blood...

Social connections can reverse frailty in older adults

As people grow older, their bodies naturally slow down, but new research suggests that staying socially active could actually help reverse some of that...

Most Americans don’t know about this dangerous health syndrome

A new survey shows that most people in the U.S. have never heard of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, a serious and common health problem that...

Study finds new cause of hard-to-treat heart failure

More than 6.7 million people in the U.S. are living with heart failure, a condition where the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen...

How diet could help fight deadly brain tumors

Glioblastoma is the deadliest type of brain cancer. Most people diagnosed with it survive only one or two years. This aggressive cancer starts when normal...

Even light drinking can raise your blood pressure, study shows

Drinking even a small amount of alcohol can raise your blood pressure—and quitting might be the key to improving it. That's the finding of a...

Could a pill replace weight-loss surgery for diabetes?

More than 37 million people in the United States have type 2 diabetes, a long-term condition where the body struggles to manage sugar levels...