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Tea, apples, and dark chocolate may help lower blood pressure
We may now have another reason to enjoy our daily cup of tea, a few bites of dark chocolate, or a crunchy apple.
A new...
Fasting-like diets can help control Crohn’s disease?
People with Crohn’s disease often ask a simple but important question: "What should I eat?" For many years, doctors haven’t had clear answers.
That’s because...
Study finds a big hidden cause of vision loss and damage
Many people may not realize that high pressure inside the eye can quietly damage vision over time.
A new study published in Ophthalmology Science reveals...
Radar-like sensor can detect irregular heart rhythms without touching the body
A new contactless system that can detect a dangerous heart condition using radio waves and artificial intelligence has been introduced by scientists.
This system could...
Brain bleeds may double risk of dementia, study finds
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have found that people who suffer from a brain bleed are twice as likely to develop dementia later in...
Do blood thinners really make head injuries more dangerous for older people?
The United States is home to around 70 million baby boomers, and many of them are now older than 65. As people age, health...
These people are now the most unhappy age group
For many years, researchers believed that happiness follows a U-shaped path in life. People tend to feel fine as children, then become more stressed...
Too much thyroid hormone may raise memory loss in older people
A new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine has found that having too much thyroid hormone in the body—called thyrotoxicosis—may increase the risk of memory...
A common blood pressure drug could save diabetic kidneys
Millions of people living with diabetes face the serious risk of kidney disease.
In the UK alone, around 4.8 million people have diabetes, and nearly...
Study finds a big hidden risk factor for heart disease
When we think about heart disease, we usually blame things like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, being overweight, or not getting enough...
Why you may want to avoid an x-ray for knee pain
Many people in Australia suffer from long-term knee pain. One of the main reasons for this pain is a condition called osteoarthritis. This health...
Lowering blood pressure below 120 may prevent more heart attacks and strokes
A new study has found that lowering the top number in your blood pressure reading—called systolic blood pressure—to less than 120 mm Hg can...
Can heartburn drugs help control diabetes?
Researchers at the University of Maryland have found that antacids—medicines often used to treat heartburn and indigestion—might also help people with diabetes manage their...
Common blood pressure drug may be linked to eye disease, study finds
A recent study has found a possible link between a common type of blood pressure medicine and a higher risk of glaucoma, a serious...
Common diabetes drugs may harm your heart, study warns
A new study from Northwestern University has discovered something that could change the way doctors treat type 2 diabetes.
The study found that two common...
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Walking on two legs began earlier than we thought
Scientists may have just pushed back the timeline for when our ancestors first started walking upright.
A new study suggests that Sahelanthropus tchadensis, a species...
Earth-like planets need a cosmic-ray bath
It's quite a challenge to make an Earth-like world.
You need enough mass to hold an atmosphere and generate a good magnetic field, but not...
Why astronomy needs a giant in the Canary Islands
Size matters when it comes to telescopes. The bigger they are, the farther they can see. Prioritizing constructing large ones is therefore high on...
The interstellar comet that’s spilling its secrets
When 3I/ATLAS swept past the Sun in late October 2025, it became only the third confirmed visitor from interstellar space ever detected.
Unlike the mysterious...
The sticky problem of lunar dust gets a mathematical solution
Apollo astronauts discovered an unexpected enemy on the Moon. Fine dust, kicked up by their movements and attracted by static electricity, coated everything.
It found...