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His Heart Stopped During A Workout At Age 39. Then It Happened Again 2...

With 10 minutes left in his regular 6 a.m. fitness class, Kyle Hartley paused his rowing workout to grab a drink of water. He took...

Weight-Loss Diabetes Drugs Linked to 21% Lower Risk of Bone Fractures

Medicines such as GLP-1 receptor agonists can help people with type 2 diabetes lose substantial amounts of weight, but doctors have questioned what that...

1 in 4 Adults with Diabetes May Have Hearing Loss

When people think about complications of diabetes, they may think of poor eyesight, kidney disease or numbness in the feet. A growing body of research...

Depression Changes a Key Memory Brain Area in Older People

Depression may be linked to subtle differences in a part of the brain that helps people form and retrieve memories, according to a large...

Smelling Dark Chocolate May Help You Exercise Better

The smell of dark chocolate might do more than make people think about dessert. A small new study suggests that smelling chocolate before and during...

Brain Health at 80 May Be Shaped by 3 Health Choices in Midlife

What happens to the brain in old age may partly depend on the health of the body decades earlier. New research suggests that three common...

Coffee Drinkers May Have a Much Lower Risk of Serious Liver Disease

A large new study suggests that people who regularly drink coffee may have a lower risk of several serious liver problems. Researchers found links between...

This Blood Thinner May Treat Blood Clots in Older Adults Effectively

Older adults who develop a dangerous blood clot often need months or years of treatment to prevent another clot from forming. New research suggests that...

Dirty Air May Cause Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares

People living with rheumatoid arthritis may have another reason to pay attention to air quality. A large study from South Korea found that exposure to...

Scientists Find a Major Cause of Autoimmune Disease

Scientists have discovered a genetic link that may help explain why some people with leukemia also develop autoimmune diseases. Researchers at the Garvan Institute of...

Scientists Uncover Hidden Cause of Parkinson’s That Could Lead to New Treatments

Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common brain disorders in older adults. It slowly damages the nervous system and can cause shaking, muscle...

This Vitamin May Help Memory—but Higher Doses Could Have a Downside

  Vitamin D is best known for helping the body build strong bones, but scientists are also studying its possible effects on the aging brain. Research...

Simple Blood Pressure Plan Could Prevent Up to 130 Million Deaths Worldwide

High blood pressure is one of the world's biggest health threats, yet many people who have it do not know it or do not...

Popular Cholesterol Drug May Carry Hidden Kidney Risks

A widely used cholesterol medicine may carry a small but important risk for the kidneys, according to a large study led by researchers at...

Scientists Find a Hidden Cause of Parkinson’s Disease

Scientists have uncovered a possible reason why harmful proteins build up in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. The discovery,...

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MIT Develops New Chip-Making Method That Safely Integrates Molecules into Electronic Devices

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new manufacturing technique that could help unlock the potential of molecule-based electronics. The new...

This Tiny Diamond Defect Could Make Quantum Computers More Practical

Researchers have discovered a new type of defect inside diamonds that could solve one of the biggest challenges facing quantum technology. The newly identified structure...

Young Stars Reshape Galaxies Long Before They Explode, Astronomers Discover

Young stars do much more than simply light up the night sky. According to new research, they begin changing the future of their entire galaxies...

New method could slash the energy needed for future computer memory

As artificial intelligence becomes more powerful and widely used, the amount of data being created every day is growing at an extraordinary pace. Every AI...

Hidden black hole blast revealed years later by a powerful radio glow

Astronomers have uncovered remarkable new evidence of a rare "missing-link" black hole after detecting a powerful burst of radio waves that continued growing brighter...