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Ultra-Processed Foods May Harm Your Heart More Than You Think

Ultra-processed foods have become a major part of modern diets. Many people eat them every day because they are convenient, inexpensive, and widely available. Breakfast...

The Surprising Sleep Habit That May Raise Fatty Liver Risk in Diabetes

A good night's sleep may be doing far more than helping you feel refreshed the next morning. According to new research, it could also help...

Heart Attack Blood Test Could Quickly Identify People Most at Risk

A severe heart attack is a medical emergency that can become life-threatening within minutes or hours. Doctors must decide very quickly which patients need...

Common Diabetes Drug May Dramatically Lower Heart Failure Risk

Heart failure is a serious condition that affects millions of people around the world. It develops when the heart becomes too weak or too...

What Is the Best Long-Term Treatment for Chronic Back Pain?

If you have chronic back pain, you have probably heard many different recommendations. Some people suggest massage. Others recommend exercise, acupuncture, stretching, or manual...

A New Method to Predict When Alzheimer’s Is About to Begin

For years, scientists have searched for a way to predict exactly when Alzheimer's disease will begin causing memory loss. A new study suggests that tiny...

What Is the Best Blood Pressure for Older People?

Blood pressure is one of the most important measurements of your overall health. It shows how strongly your blood pushes against the walls of...

Common Thyroid Drug Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Death

Millions of people around the world take levothyroxine every day to treat an underactive thyroid. In the United States, it has remained one of...

Thousands Spend Their Final Days Without the Care They Need, Study Warns

Most people hope to spend their final days in comfort, with pain under control and surrounded by people who care about them. Good end-of-life...

Why Vitamin B12 is Vital for Preventing Chronic Inflammation

Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient that helps keep the body working properly. It plays an important role in making red blood cells, keeping...

New Cholesterol Pill Could Treat People Who Cannot Take Statins

High cholesterol is one of the leading risk factors for heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes. Millions of people around the world have high cholesterol,...

Four Natural Supplements May Protect Your Blood Pressure Health

High blood pressure is one of the most common health problems in the world. Millions of people live with it, and many do not...

Early Warning Signs of Kidney Damage Older People Should Never Ignore

Kidney disease is becoming more common around the world, especially among older adults. As we get older, our kidneys naturally become less efficient, but...

Popular Diabetes Drugs Linked to Rare but Dangerous Infection

Medicines called SGLT2 inhibitors have become one of the most important treatments for people with type 2 diabetes. These drugs lower blood sugar in...

Could Peanut Butter Help Detect Alzheimer’s Disease?

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and affects millions of people around the world. It slowly damages the brain, leading to...

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Australia’s farmland at risk of ‘ecological collapse’

Australia may need to fundamentally redraw its rural landscape — retiring farms, restoring vast tracts of vegetation and reshaping regional economies — if it...

New AI tool lets you control video motion with simple mouse movements

Creating realistic AI-generated videos could soon become much easier thanks to a new technology that allows people to control movement using nothing more than...

An alternative to black holes: Gravastars with big bangs inside

One foundational part of astrophysics concerns how stellar mass black holes form. When a star several times more massive than our Sun runs out of...

Scientists achieve the ‘impossible’ material that could boost future wireless technology

A team of scientists has achieved something that many experts once believed was impossible. After nearly 20 years of research, they have created a new...

Lost giant shark fossils confirm megalodon could reach an incredible 80 feet

Scientists have rediscovered a set of giant fossil bones that belonged to the famous prehistoric shark, the megalodon. The fossils had been missing for decades,...