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This blood test may spot Alzheimer’s before symptoms start

Alzheimer’s disease is a serious brain condition that affects many people around the world. It slowly gets worse over time and causes memory loss,...

Childhood inflammation may cause ADHD, autism

Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have made an exciting discovery that could help explain how some brain disorders begin in...

Popular heart drug combo may raise bleeding risk, study warns

A new study published in the journal JAMA has found that a common blood pressure drug may increase the chance of serious bleeding in...

New cholesterol drug offers hope for people who can’t take statins

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that our bodies need for things like making hormones and building healthy cells. But when cholesterol levels get too...

The ultraviolet mystery inside newborn stars

Star formation should be a relatively straightforward process. Dense clouds of molecular hydrogen collapse under gravity, fragmenting into cores that grow into protostars. These infant stars...

Common chemical in dry cleaning linked to serious liver damage

Liver disease is often caused by drinking too much alcohol, having too much fat in the liver due to obesity or diabetes, or by...

These common chemicals may harm gut health, new study finds

Scientists have found that many man-made chemicals we come into contact with every day could be harming the healthy bacteria in our gut. These gut...

New device lets people with smell loss ‘feel’ odors inside the nose

There is exciting news for people who have lost their sense of smell. Scientists have created a new device that helps people detect certain...

Long-time sitting after a heart attack can be very harmful

People who sit for more than 14 hours a day after being treated for heart attack symptoms like chest pain may face a higher...

Even light drinking may raise your dementia risk, large study finds

Drinking any amount of alcohol may increase your risk of developing dementia, according to the largest study of its kind, published in the journal...