How stories about dementia shape lives and care in aging societies
Dementia raises difficult and emotional questions.
What does it mean to be a person when memories begin to fade and communication becomes hard?
How can someone...
Strong connection between diabetes and heart disease risk
Diabetes and heart disease are often linked—and for good reason.
People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease or have a stroke...
How a brain cell ‘switch’ in early life could shape dementia risk later
Why do some people stay mentally healthy in childhood but become more prone to brain diseases like dementia as they grow older?
A team of...
New drug can treat hard-to-treat high blood pressure
A new medication has shown great promise for people with high blood pressure that stays dangerously high even after taking several other medicines.
The Phase...
AI shows how fat location, not just amount, raises risk for diabetes and heart...
Carrying too much fat in the body, known as adiposity, is a well-known cause of serious health problems like heart disease, stroke, type 2...
Natural sweetener from stevia can help treat hair loss
Hair thinning is a common problem for both men and women. One major cause is androgenetic alopecia, better known as male pattern baldness or...
New blood pressure meds may raise fall risk in older adults, study warns
A new study has found that starting blood pressure medicine could increase the risk of falls, broken bones, and fainting in older adults living...
Why men’s drinking strongly harms women and children
A new international study led by La Trobe University has found that when men drink heavily, the damage often falls hardest on women and...
New blood test could spot kidney disease earlier and faster
A new blood test may soon help doctors find kidney disease earlier and manage it more easily.
Researchers from RMIT University in Australia are working...
Rare gene error behind baby brain disorder also linked to Parkinson’s and dementia
Scientists have discovered that a rare gene problem, already known to cause a serious brain condition in babies, is also connected to Parkinson’s disease...