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Just 20 minutes of exercise twice a week may slow dementia
How much exercise does it take to help slow down memory loss in older adults? A new study has found the answer: at least...
7 lifestyle changes that can help prevent heart disease
Heart disease is the top cause of death in developed countries. Thanks to better medical care, surgeries, and increased awareness, deaths from heart disease...
Men more than three times as likely to die from a brain injury
A new study has found that some people in the U.S. are much more likely to die from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) than others.
These...
Study finds the real cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
A new study from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is changing the way scientists think about compulsive behaviors. These are behaviors that people...
Head injuries may raise stroke risk by over 30%, study finds
People who suffer a head injury—even just once—may be at a much higher risk of having a stroke later in life, according to a...
How a high-fat diet can trigger liver cancer
A new study from MIT shows how eating a high-fat diet can change the liver in dangerous ways, eventually increasing the risk of liver...
How one surgery helped an 86-year-old man walk without pain again
An uncommon surgery is changing lives for people with ankle arthritis. For those who have long-term pain and difficulty walking, ankle fusion surgery is...
Higher doses of this drug help people with diabetes lose more weight
Diabetes happens when there is too much sugar in the blood. Over time, this can make it harder to keep blood sugar at a...
What is the right drug for an irregular heartbeat?
An irregular heartbeat, also called arrhythmia, is when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or in an uneven pattern. Some arrhythmias are harmless,...
This old drug offers fast relief for suicidal thoughts, study finds
A new study from Columbia University brings hope to people struggling with severe depression and suicidal thoughts.
Researchers found that ketamine, a drug that has...
These foods can harm your kidneys
Your kidneys play a very important role in keeping your body healthy. They clean waste from your blood, help control fluid levels, and keep...
Can fasting help reverse high blood pressure naturally?
Researchers from Pantox Laboratories believe that fasting could be a natural way to help lower high blood pressure by disrupting harmful cycles in the...
A surprising new drug may help people lose weight without dieting or exercise
A new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine has found something very surprising.
A drug originally made to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and sickle cell disease...
Single injection could replace daily pills for high blood pressure
High blood pressure is a very common health problem that affects millions of people around the world.
Right now, the most common way to manage...
Study finds the real cause of heart disease
Heart disease is still the number one cause of death in the United States, even though doctors and scientists have spent many years trying...
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Scientists challenge the idea that every galaxy has a black hole
A new study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory suggests that many small galaxies may not contain supermassive black holes at their centers after all.
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A simple non-stick trick could make green hydrogen much cheaper
A material best known for keeping eggs from sticking to frying pans may help solve one of clean energy’s biggest challenges.
Researchers have discovered...
Scientists reveal mosasaurs swam in rivers alongside dinosaurs
Mosasaurs are best known as fearsome marine reptiles that ruled the oceans at the end of the dinosaur era. But new research suggests these...
Scientists discover a hidden black hole monster from the early universe
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have uncovered a surprising cosmic impostor lurking in the early universe.
The object, a distant galaxy nicknamed...
Early Earth trapped water inside its molten interior, study finds
About 4.6 billion years ago, the young Earth was a hostile and violent place. Repeated collisions with space rocks left the planet covered in...