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Heavy cannabis use may increase death risk in colon cancer
Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and a major cause of death. Doctors have made progress in early...
Why checking blood pressure at home could save your heart
Monitoring your blood pressure at home is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your health if you have hypertension,...
A way to help damaged brain cells recover in Parkinson’s
Scientists at Stanford Medicine have discovered a promising new approach that could help protect and possibly restore brain cells damaged by a form of...
A common childhood virus returns later in life — and may trigger heart attacks...
Shingles is a painful illness that many people recognize because of the burning rash it causes on the skin. It is caused by the...
Hidden chemical in everyday life may be raising Parkinson’s risk
A team of scientists from the University of Rochester and several other research centers has been studying a chemical called trichloroethylene, or TCE, and...
Popular diabetes drugs linked to dangerous flesh‑eating infection
A recent study by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has raised serious concerns about a newer group of diabetes medications called SGLT2 inhibitors....
One cup of this simple vegetable a day could protect your heart
Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, taking nearly 18 million lives each year. Many factors can raise the risk, such as...
Eating less of one nutrient may help you live longer
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin have made an interesting discovery that could change how we think about food and aging.
The research team, led...
These daily drugs may quietly harm your memory function
When you take medicine for problems like allergies, high blood pressure, or bladder trouble, you trust that it will help you feel better. Medicines...
How drinking coffee can affect your kidneys
Scientists are always searching for new ways to understand how the human body works, and a research team from the University of Toronto has...
Two common blood pressure drugs can both prevent heart attack, stroke
A large long-term study has provided new information about two widely used medications for high blood pressure, offering important guidance for both doctors and...
Stopping depression drugs may cause harsh withdrawal symptoms
A new large study has found that about one in six people may experience withdrawal symptoms after they stop taking antidepressants.
These medicines are widely...
Why more women in their 30s are drinking heavily—and what it means for their...
In recent years, doctors and public health experts have noticed a worrying trend.
Alcohol use and alcohol-related deaths are rising among women, especially those in...
Hidden ingredient in weight‑loss pills may not be safe
New weight‑loss medicines are changing how doctors treat obesity, a condition that affects hundreds of millions of people around the world.
These drugs help control...
Scientists create a “cloud in a box” to unlock weather’s biggest mysteries
In a laboratory at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, scientists recently witnessed something remarkable: the birth of a cloud inside a...
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Mysterious dinosaur-era shark is rewriting the family tree of modern sharks
A strange prehistoric shark that lived during the age of dinosaurs is giving scientists new clues about how modern sharks evolved — and raising...
A cosmic jellyfish from the early universe surprises astronomers
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered the most distant “jellyfish galaxy” ever seen, offering a rare glimpse into how galaxies changed...
What is Lunar New Year
The new moon on Feb. 17 marks the start of the Lunar New Year, a celebration originating in China that today is celebrated around...
Utah’s “soda pop” geysers may hold clues to life on distant ocean worlds
In the dry desert of eastern Utah, strange geysers shoot cold, fizzy water into the air.
Instead of boiling like the famous hot geysers in...
This new material could make LEDs cheaper, greener, and more efficient
Scientists in Austria and Germany have developed a new type of material that could replace the green component used in most modern LED lights,...