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Study finds how to restore blood flow in dementia
Scientists from the University of Vermont have made a promising discovery that could lead to new ways of treating reduced blood flow in the...
A healthy Nordic diet may help treat diabetes and fatty liver
A new study from Uppsala University shows that a healthy Nordic diet can improve both type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
This diet...
Glycation-lowering compounds curb hunger, lower insulin resistance and extend lifespan
The same chemical reaction that gives toasted bread its golden-brown crust also happens inside our bodies—but with much less pleasant effects.
This process is called...
Lowering blood pressure below 120 saves lives in people with type 2 diabetes
People with Type 2 diabetes often have high blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, and death from...
More than 1 in 4 people with type 2 diabetes also have this bone...
A new study from the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University in China has found that more than one in four people with...
These things can speed up memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease
A recent study has found that age, sex, heart health, and daily functioning can all help predict how quickly people with Alzheimer’s disease will...
The best vitamins to help you stay strong and healthy after 50
As we get older, our bodies go through many changes, and so do our nutritional needs. After the age of 50, staying healthy means...
Study discovers a big hidden cause of heart disease
Heart disease, including heart attacks and strokes, is still the number one cause of death in the United States.
For many years, doctors have used...
Common blood pressure drug may raise risk of sudden heart stoppage
A new study from Europe has found that taking high doses of a common blood pressure medicine called nifedipine may increase the risk of...
This underused blood pressure drug may be safer and more effective
A new study from Columbia University has found that one common drug used to treat high blood pressure may not be the best choice.
The...
Frequent use of sleep drugs may raise dementia risk
A new study from the University of California, San Francisco has found that using sleep medicines often might raise the chance of getting dementia,...
Study finds major cause of pancreatic cancer and how to beat it
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly cancers in the world. It usually spreads very fast and is hard to treat. One common...
How marijuana could affect your DNA, blood pressure and heart health
Marijuana, also called cannabis, is now more popular than ever in the United States.
Many states have made it legal, and in 2019, about 48...
What’s the ideal blood pressure target for people over 60?
As we get older, keeping our blood pressure at a healthy level becomes even more important. Blood pressure is the force that pushes blood...
New way to detect kidney disease early in older adults
Urine tests are often part of yearly health checkups. They help doctors find out how well your body is working and can show early...
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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...
New manufacturing method pushes solar cell efficiency past 26%
Solar energy continues to grow as a key pillar of the global energy transition, but improving performance while keeping costs low remains a constant...