Scientists find new therapy for fatty liver disease
Fatty liver disease is an increased build-up of fat in the liver.
Major risk factors include obesity and type 2 diabetes, though it's also associated...
Scientists find how to diagnose subtypes of heart disease
Cardiomyopathy refers to problems with your heart muscle that can make it harder for your heart to pump blood.
There are many types of cardiomyopathy,...
Your gut microbiome may be linked to dementia, Parkinson’s disease and MS
Within our body and on our skin, trillions of bacteria and viruses exist as part of complex ecosystems called microbiomes.
Microbiomes play an important role...
Common diabetes drug that reduces body fat in people with obesity
Stroke is a leading cause of death in the United States and is a major cause of serious disability for adults. It is also...
Parkinson’s disease: treatment is best started early
BBC broadcaster Jeremy Paxman was brought to hospital after he collapsed in a park while walking his dog. A doctor in the emergency department...
Older type 2 diabetes drugs linked to 22% lower dementia risk
Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interfere...
Inflammatory bowel disease linked to more gum disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract and is divided into Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Periodontal (gum) disease...
Aspirin may improve survival for bladder and breast cancers
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women after skin cancer. Mammograms can detect breast cancer early, possibly before it has spread.
The...
Diabetes drug metformin may help treat common heart rhythm disease
The human heart is an amazing biological machine controlled by an internal electrical system that produces about 100,000 beats a day.
When abnormal electrical activity...
Widely used painkiller could harm your blood pressure health
Your blood pressure is made up of two numbers: systolic and diastolic.
Systolic pressure is the pressure when the ventricles pump blood out of the...