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How vitamin supplements could change your dementia risk

Scientists from Bonifatius Hospital Lingen have explored how vitamin supplements might affect a person’s risk of developing dementia and mild cognitive impairment. Dementia is...

Cinnamon could help lower blood pressure and improve cholesterol

Researchers from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences have found that cinnamon may help reduce blood pressure and improve cholesterol levels in people with stage...

Why common heart tests miss half of future heart attacks

Heart attacks are often seen as sudden and unexpected events, but in reality, they usually develop silently over many years. Fatty material called plaque slowly...

15 gut bacteria may cause heart disease, study finds

Heart disease is the number one cause of death around the world, taking nearly 20 million lives each year. While most people know that genetics,...

Nanodrops through the nose may treat brain cancer

Glioblastoma is one of the most dangerous brain cancers in the world. It spreads quickly and is almost always fatal. Traditional treatments often fail because...

Century-old drug may help type 1 diabetes patients use less insulin

A new clinical trial from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has found that a cheap and widely used diabetes drug, metformin, can help...

Scientists find the key to fixing blood cancer treatment failure

Scientists at Rutgers Health and other institutions have made a major discovery about why a common leukemia drug stops working in many patients—and how...

Popular cholesterol drug may be unsafe for kidney health

A new study has raised concerns about a common cholesterol-lowering drug called rosuvastatin. While this medicine is often used to reduce the risk of heart...

Could gut bacteria be the hidden cause of Parkinson’s disease?

Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder that affects how people move. Around 8 million people around the world live with this condition. People with Parkinson’s...

New hormone therapy may reverse fatty liver damage, study finds

A new study published in the journal Cell Metabolism has made an exciting discovery that could help millions of people with fatty liver disease. Scientists...