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AI can detect prediabetes from ECG —no blood test needed
A new artificial intelligence tool called DiaCardia may soon make it possible to screen for prediabetes using only data from an electrocardiogram (ECG)—with no...
Simple blood test can detect cancer in patients with vague symptoms
A simple blood test may help doctors detect cancer in patients who show general symptoms like tiredness, pain, or weight loss.
These are common symptoms...
Air pollution may raise the risk and speed of ALS
A new study from Sweden has found that long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of developing serious brain diseases like ALS.
The...
How baby black holes became giants in the early universe
One of astronomy’s biggest mysteries has long puzzled scientists: how did black holes grow so enormous so quickly after the universe was born?
New research...
How inflammation helps blood cancer grow in older people
As we get older, our bodies change in many ways—some visible, some hidden. One hidden change is something called clonal hematopoiesis (CH). This happens...
Millions with dementia still prescribed drugs linked to falls and confusion
Despite medical guidelines warning against their use, brain-altering drugs that can cause falls, confusion, and hospitalizations are still frequently prescribed to people with dementia.
A...
Why heart disease risk can increase after cancer treatment
About one in five patients with cancer who undergo genetic testing are incidentally found to have mutations in their blood called clonal hematopoiesis of...
Brain tumors explained: what they are, how they affect you, and what doctors can...
Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells that develop in or around the brain. They can start inside the brain itself or spread there...
Cutting back on alcohol could prevent cancer deaths
Drinking less alcohol each year could save many lives in Australia, especially among older adults, according to a new study led by La Trobe...
AI-powered blood test could predict type 2 diabetes early
Prediabetes is a condition that affects millions of people and increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
It is a warning sign that the...
Scientists find how to treat Alzheimer’s without harming the brain
A new study from USC Stem Cell researchers offers fresh hope in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.
Instead of focusing on reducing a brain chemical...
Natural ways to soothe acid reflux in older people
Acid reflux, also known as GERD, is common in older adults. It happens when stomach acid flows back into the food pipe, called the...
Scientists discover key gene that may control aging
Scientists have made an exciting discovery that could help us live healthier lives as we grow older.
A gene called EDA2R might play a big...
Study finds what foods raise or lower colon cancer risk
A large study from the University of Oxford has found that what you eat can affect your risk of getting colorectal cancer.
This cancer, which...
Beer drinkers more likely to have unhealthier gut, study finds
A new study has found that people who drink only beer tend to have worse diets and health habits compared to those who drink...
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Scientists may have solved the mystery behind the universe’s gravitational waves
Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder think they may have cracked a mystery that has puzzled astronomers since the first detection of the...
Your dog’s dinner could be warming the planet more than your own
Many dog owners carefully think about what they eat for the sake of the planet—but new research suggests they may want to pay just...
The rise of fish began with a mass extinction, fossils reveal
About 445 million years ago, life on Earth nearly collapsed. In a relatively short geological moment, Earth’s climate flipped dramatically.
Massive glaciers spread across the...
How ‘red geyser’ galaxies stay silent for billions of years
Some of the universe’s largest galaxies have gone strangely quiet.
They stopped forming new stars billions of years ago and have remained dormant ever since—even...
Whale hunting in south America began 5,000 years ago—far earlier than we thought
The history of whale hunting is much older—and more global—than researchers once believed.
A new study shows that Indigenous communities living along the southern coast...