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Common Flu Drugs May Slow Cognitive Decline

People living with HIV are now living much longer than they did in the past, thanks to highly effective antiretroviral treatments. These medicines can keep...

EMT instructor’s fake chest pain becomes real cardiac arrest. The class uses CPR and...

The EMT Fundamentals class at Fox Valley Technical College was winding down when lead instructor Traci Blondeau asked fellow instructor Karl Arps to act...

How Blood Pressure Drugs Affect Kidney Health in Diabetes

For people living with type 2 diabetes, protecting kidney health is often a lifelong challenge. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of chronic kidney...

Good Habits May Lower Dementia Risk—But Not for Everyone

Dementia is becoming one of the biggest health challenges facing the world. Experts estimate that the number of people living with dementia could nearly...

AI May Predict Heart and Kidney Disease from Eye Scans

Eye exams are becoming much more powerful than many people realize. Modern eye clinics now use advanced imaging technology that allows doctors to look...

Not All Women with Heart Rhythm Disease Face Higher Stroke Risk

For many years, doctors have believed that women with atrial fibrillation, often called AFib, automatically face a higher risk of stroke than men. This belief...

A Simple Sitting Position May Help You Survive in a Heart Attack

A heart attack is one of the most serious medical emergencies a person can experience. It often happens without warning and can quickly become...

Common Vitamin Can Help Immune System Fight Tough Blood Cancers

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death around the world and remains one of the most challenging diseases to treat. Although treatments such...

Lower Blood Pressure Could Add Years to Your Life

High blood pressure is often called a silent killer because it usually causes no obvious symptoms while quietly damaging the body over many years. It...

Popular Anti-Aging Supplement May Fuel Aggressive Breast Cancer

Many people take dietary supplements hoping to improve their health, boost their energy, and slow down the aging process. One supplement that has attracted a...

Popular Sugar Substitute May Cause Brain and Heart Diseases

A sweetener that many people use instead of sugar may not be as harmless as it seems. New research suggests that erythritol, a popular ingredient...

Major Causes of Pancreatic Cancer Everyone Needs to Know

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most serious forms of cancer, yet many people know very little about it until it affects someone they...

Hidden Hormone May Be Driving High Blood Pressure in Millions

High blood pressure is one of the most common health problems in the world. It affects more than 1.5 billion people and is a...

7 Warning Signs Liver Failure May Reach a Dangerous Stage

The liver is one of the most important organs in the human body. It performs hundreds of essential tasks that keep us alive and...

Could a Common Painkiller Help Stop Cancer from Spreading?

Cancer becomes much harder to treat when it spreads from its original location to other parts of the body. This process, known as metastasis,...

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Scientists get their best-ever look at distant planet’s surface

Astronomers have found thousands of worlds in faraway star systems, but one of the questions that’s been hardest to answer is the one that...

AI patch on your skin could act like a personal doctor—No Internet needed

A team of researchers has created a soft, stretchable electronic patch that can run artificial intelligence (AI) directly on the human body without needing...

Is extracting oxygen from lunar soil the future of space exploration

A new race to the moon is emerging between the United States and China. Unlike fifty years ago, the goal is no longer just about...

Scientists develop cleaner, cheaper way to get lithium from hard rock

Lithium is one of the world's most important minerals because it is used in rechargeable batteries that power electric vehicles, smartphones, laptops, and energy...

New smart material could turn windows into solar-powered energy storage systems

Scientists in Finland have developed a new smart material that can both change color and store electrical energy. In the future, this technology could lead...