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These weight-loss drugs may protect the heart, study finds
Injectable weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro may do more than help people shed pounds—they may also protect the heart.
A new study by...
Two prostate cancer drugs can help treat blood cancer, study finds
Two drugs originally approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating prostate cancer may also help fight a very different disease:...
First-ever oral drug could prevent frontotemporal dementia
A new oral treatment is offering hope for people at risk of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a serious brain disease that currently has no approved...
Simple painkiller may stop deadly pancreatic cancer from spreading
The pancreas is a small but important organ in the body. It helps with digestion and controls blood sugar levels.
Sadly, it is also the...
Scientists find how to reverse prediabetes
Prediabetes has often been seen as a warning sign that a person is on their way to developing type 2 diabetes.
But new research from...
Can cholesterol drug statins really help you live longer?
Statins are widely used medicines that help lower cholesterol and protect the heart. Many people wonder whether taking statins can actually help them live...
Study finds important cause of Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia
Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia are two serious illnesses that affect the brain. They cause problems with movement, such as shaking, stiffness, and...
New research suggests a natural way to lower high blood pressure
High blood pressure is one of the world’s most common health problems, especially as people get older.
It raises the risk of heart attacks, strokes,...
Simple foods that help lower stroke risk
A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain suddenly stops, either because a blood vessel is blocked or because it bursts.
When this happens,...
Too much vitamin D may affect your brain and reflexes
Most people know that vitamin D helps keep bones strong, but a new study suggests it also affects the brain.
Researchers from Rutgers University looked...
Common painkiller paracetamol may raise blood pressure risk
Paracetamol, also called acetaminophen, is one of the most popular medicines for easing pain and reducing fever.
People often use it for things like headaches,...
Common industrial chemical may cause Parkinson’s disease
Scientists from the University of Rochester and other research groups have found new evidence that a common chemical used in industries may be linked...
Study finds a surprising cause of heart disease
Heart disease is one of the most common causes of death in the world. In the United States, it is responsible for about one...
Study finds how to clear toxic brain proteins in Alzheimer’s
Scientists at USC have made a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.
A team of researchers has found a way to reduce the toxic...
Take your blood pressure pills at bedtime to protect your heart best
A new study has found that people with high blood pressure can lower their risk of heart disease and death just by changing the...
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Astronomers observe a black hole in another galaxy tearing a star apart
During the 1950s, the study of the cosmos was revolutionized with the introduction of radio astronomy.
In the ensuing decades, astronomers detected numerous bright radio...
Scientists boost perovskite solar cell efficiency to 26% with new protective coating
A research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new material that makes solar cells more efficient, durable, and stable than...
Aging stars may be swallowing their closest planets, study finds
New research suggests that aging stars may be destroying the giant planets orbiting nearest to them—a dramatic process that could foreshadow the distant future...
“Living metal” could connect electronics and biology like never before
Scientists at Binghamton University are developing a remarkable new material they call “living metal”—a combination of metal and bacterial spores that could one day...
Giant stars may have forged the universe’s oldest star clusters, study finds
Astronomers have long puzzled over how the oldest and most mysterious star clusters in the universe—known as globular clusters—came to be.
Now, an international research...