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Why Type 2 Diabetes Is Not One Disease

For decades, type 2 diabetes has been closely connected with overweight and obesity. That connection is real, but a new study shows why it can...

A Vegan Diet Changed Your Body in 4 Weeks

A month of eating only plant-based foods may be enough to produce measurable changes in the way the body controls gene activity. Researchers from the...

Higher Vitamin D Intake Linked to Better Cognition

Vitamin D may play a role in brain health, especially for older adults who already have sleep problems and early changes in memory or...

Yeast Supplement May Help Fight Cancer

A common supplement made from yeast may help the immune system fight cancer more effectively, according to new research in mice. Scientists at Trinity College...

A Surprising New Way to Treat a Common Genetic Heart Condition

Living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can be challenging because the disease changes the structure of the heart over time. The heart muscle becomes unusually thick, making...

One Blood Pressure Drug May Carry More Risks

Two widely used blood pressure medicines can both lower blood pressure, but one may cause more side effects than the other. A large study led...

What Really Drives Different Cancers?

Cancer develops when cells collect DNA changes that allow them to grow and divide in harmful ways. But scientists have long debated how many of...

A Safer Way to Stop Chronic Nerve Pain?

Millions of people live with chronic nerve pain, which can continue for months or even years and can be difficult to control. Scientists at Weill...

This Everyday Mineral Could Help Lower Blood Pressure

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a major cause of heart disease and stroke. It often develops without obvious symptoms, so many people...

Low Vitamin B12 May Fuel Hidden Inflammation

A new study suggests that having lower levels of vitamin B12 may be linked to higher levels of long-lasting inflammation in the body. This matters...

New Drug Could Ease Nerve Pain Without Opioids

Chronic nerve pain can be extremely difficult to treat, and many people live with it for months or years. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and...

Mini-Strokes Are a Major Warning Sign

A mini-stroke can last only a few minutes, but it should never be treated as a small health problem. Also known as a transient ischemic...

Higher Doses of This Drug May Boost Weight Loss

Semaglutide is widely used to help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar. A large study suggests that higher oral doses of the...

Common Blood Pressure Drugs Show Key Safety Difference

A large study has found an important safety difference between two common medicines used to treat high blood pressure. Both chlorthalidone and hydrochlorothiazide can lower...

Common Diabetes Drug May Help Protect the Brain

Metformin is one of the most widely used medicines for type 2 diabetes, but scientists are studying whether its benefits may go beyond controlling...

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Scientists Test 3D-Printed Concrete Shelters Against Tornado-Level Winds

As tornadoes, hurricanes and other extreme weather events threaten communities, researchers are exploring whether 3D-printed concrete could provide stronger and more affordable storm shelters...

A Surprising Way to Make Rooms Feel Cooler Without Lowering the Thermostat

The temperature on the thermostat may not be the only thing determining whether a room feels too hot or too cold. A new study suggests...

MIT’s New Excavator Controller Could Help Beginners Dig Like Experts

Anyone who has struggled with an arcade claw machine knows that controlling a mechanical arm is not as easy as it looks. Excavator operators face...

Lost Mega-Cliff May Explain the Grand Canyon’s Missing Billion Years

A gigantic line of cliffs may once have stretched for thousands of kilometers across ancient North America, helping erase more than a billion years...

Mysterious Gravitational Waves May Be Echoes of Ancient Dark Stars

A faint gravitational-wave signal spreading across the universe may contain clues about mysterious stars that existed more than 13 billion years ago, according to...