These blood pressure drugs linked to higher suicide risk
A new study led by Muhammad Mamdani from St. Michael’s Hospital and published in JAMA Network Open has raised concerns about a possible connection...
Alzheimer’s drug may offer new hope in treating obesity
A groundbreaking study from Johns Hopkins Medicine has revealed that a drug originally developed for brain conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia may...
Broken heart syndrome still carries high death risk, study finds
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, often called broken heart syndrome, continues to carry a high risk of death and complications, with no signs of improvement between 2016...
Study finds a new way to treat vision loss
For people with macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel), a rare eye disease that slowly takes away central vision, there has never been an approved...
Tiny RNA could help protect kidneys and save lives
In a major medical breakthrough, Canadian scientists have found a small molecule called microRNA that could help protect the kidneys and keep them working...
Study finds better treatments for ‘pseudogout’
Researchers have made an exciting breakthrough in understanding calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease, also known as pseudogout.
This condition is a type of arthritis caused...
Heavy alcohol use causes long-term brain damage that affects decisions
Heavy drinking doesn’t just harm your health in the short term—it can leave lasting damage in your brain that affects how you think and...
Simple starch supplement could help treat fatty liver disease
A new study has found that a type of starch called resistant starch may help people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) improve their...
These 3 simple things cut diabetes risk by 31%
A new study has found that combining a Mediterranean-style diet with calorie control, regular physical activity, and professional weight loss support can lower the...
Could low lithium be the root cause of Alzheimer’s disease?
Scientists have long wondered what causes Alzheimer’s disease to begin, and why some people with early brain changes never develop full-blown dementia.
Now, researchers at...