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Stable blood sugar may prevent Alzheimer’s in older adults
Keeping blood sugar levels steady may help lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. That’s the key finding from...
Can simple treatments help older people recover from surgery and memory loss?
New research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has found that some simple drug treatments may help older brains recover after surgery and reduce...
A simple procedure could prevent ovarian cancer deaths
Ovarian cancer is often called "the silent killer" because it usually doesn’t show symptoms until it is in a late stage and very hard...
Weight gain steadily increases risk of low back pain
Low back pain is a common problem that affects many people around the world. It can lead to disability, missed work, and high health...
Lower blood sugar spikes may help you live longer
It’s well known that preventing diabetes can lower the risk of early death. Keeping your blood sugar levels in a healthy range is an...
Can these common drugs help prevent dementia?
A new study suggests that some everyday medications—like antibiotics, antivirals, vaccines, and anti-inflammatory drugs—may help lower the risk of developing dementia.
Researchers looked at the...
The best time to take your blood pressure medicine might surprise you
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a health condition that affects millions of people around the world.
If it is not treated properly, it...
Do people with dementia know they have it?
Dementia is more than just forgetting things. It also affects how people think, reason, and go about their daily lives. Over time, it can...
Are your medications making your blood pressure worse?
millions of people around the world.
If it’s not treated properly, it can lead to serious issues like heart disease, stroke, kidney damage, and even...
Rare causes of fatigue you shouldn’t ignore
Feeling tired is something everyone goes through now and then. But for some older adults, tiredness never really goes away. It becomes part of...
Popular diabetes drug may increase risk of heart failure
A new study from the Yale School of Public Health and other institutions has found that a diabetes drug called rosiglitazone may raise the...
Blood pressure drug may help slow aging and boost longevity
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have made a surprising discovery. They found that a common drug used to treat high blood pressure, called...
5 foods that can help lower your blood pressure naturally
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a health issue that affects many people over the age of 50.
It makes the heart work harder...
New study finds big cause of multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a long-term disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It is an autoimmune condition, which means the body’s...
Could a common diabetes drug help stop Alzheimer’s before it starts?
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. It affects millions of older people around the world and causes serious memory loss, confusion,...
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Biodegradable electronics may create microplastics, scientists warn
Electronics designed to disappear after use sound like a perfect solution to the world’s growing e-waste problem.
Known as transient or biodegradable electronics, these devices...
Why the same galaxy can grow or decline—It depends on its neighbor
Galaxies may look serene from afar, but their lives are shaped by powerful internal structures and by the neighbors they keep.
A new study led...
A battery without an anode could nearly double electric vehicle driving range
Imagine driving an electric vehicle from Seoul to Busan and back on a single charge, or no longer worrying about reduced battery performance during...
Scientists crack 1.4-billion-year-old salt crystals to reveal Earth’s ancient air
More than a billion years before dinosaurs—and long before plants and animals—Earth looked very different.
In what is now northern Ontario, a shallow, salty lake...
Webb spots the ‘smoke’ from crashing exocomets around a nearby star
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was involved in yet another first discovery recently available in pre-print form on arXiv from Cicero Lu at...