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Common blood pressure drug may harm gut health, study finds

High blood pressure is a common issue that affects one in ten adults globally. It's a serious condition that can lead to heart attacks...

Herpes virus may cause Alzheimer’s disease

Over 30 million people around the world are living with Alzheimer's disease, the most common type of dementia. Sadly, there's no cure yet, and...

Social media use linked to higher Inflammation, study finds

A recent study led by Dr. David Lee, a social scientist at the University of Buffalo, has provided new insights into the relationship between...

She overcame heart failure, a heart transplant and cancer. Now her teenage son needs...

Three days after Brittany Clayborne gave birth to her son, Micah, she couldn't catch her breath. The then-26-year-old returned to the Dallas hospital where she'd...

Oral bacteria linked to many chronic diseases, study finds

In Sweden, a group of scientists at the Karolinska Institutet have made an interesting discovery. They looked into the types of bacteria that are...

How you cook potatoes can strongly influence blood pressure

A lot of people enjoy potatoes, but there's been some concern about how they might affect our health, especially regarding blood pressure and obesity. Past...

Blood pressure drug linked to skin cancer risk, study confirms

In Australia, high blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common health issue affecting more than a third of people over 18. If it's not...

A new hope for people with Alzheimer’s disease

Around the world, there are about 55 million people who have a memory loss condition called dementia. The most common type of this condition...

Vitamin B can help manage tough blood pressure

In a study by the University of Maine and others, scientists have uncovered a promising way to tackle high blood pressure that doesn't respond...

Scientists develop new way to monitor heart rhythm disease

Scientists from Lithuania have made a groundbreaking advance in heart health. Teams from Kaunas University of Technology and elsewhere have created a new way to...