Study finds new way to treat high blood pressure and diabetes
Our blood holds many secrets about our health. Tiny proteins that flow through our bloodstream can give doctors important clues about what’s happening inside...
Can people with liver cirrhosis manage pain without drugs?
Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania are launching a new study to help people with cirrhosis manage long-term pain...
Alcohol drinking could increase high blood pressure in people with diabetes
Scientists from Wake Forest School of Medicine report that alcohol consumption may raise the risk of high blood pressure in people with type 2...
Man died from tick-triggered meat allergy
Doctors at the University of Virginia have confirmed the first known death from a meat allergy caused by tick bites.
The man, a 47-year-old from...
The ‘gift’ of a heart transplant gave him another chance at life – and...
After a full day of yardwork at his home in Mechanicsville, Virginia, Denis Popp felt his left shoulder throb.
He figured it was a flare-up...
High blood pressure damages brain long before you know it
A new study from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine shows that high blood pressure may damage the brain much earlier than we thought—before any...
Heart attacks can be infectious, study finds
A groundbreaking study by scientists in Finland and the UK suggests that heart attacks, also known as myocardial infarctions, may actually be caused by...
Beetroot juice could help lower high blood pressure
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have found that drinking beetroot juice every day may help lower high blood pressure.
Beetroot is the taproot...
Cannabis compounds may fight ovarian cancer
In the future, medicines made from cannabis could help fight ovarian cancer. A research team studying two natural chemicals found in cannabis discovered that...
Popular sugar-free sweetener may harm brain blood vessels, study warns
A sugar substitute that many people see as a healthy choice might not be as safe as once thought.
New research shared at a major...