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Living Near Nature May Protect Against Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes has become a major public health challenge across the world.
The disease affects hundreds of millions of people and increases the risk...
Age Alone May Not Decide Who Is Too Old for Common Heart Procedure
Being in your late 70s or 80s does not automatically mean you are too old for a common heart procedure, according to new research...
Could Prozac After a Serious Injury Help Prevent Lasting PTSD Symptoms?
A medicine best known for treating depression may also help protect mental health after a serious physical injury.
In a small early study, trauma patients...
A New Drug Trio May Treat Blood Cancer Better
For many people with acute myeloid leukemia, the greatest danger is not only the cancer that doctors can see at diagnosis.
The bigger long-term problem...
This Drug Could Benefit Older People with Dangerous Blood Clots
When doctors treat an older person for a serious blood clot, preventing another clot is only one part of the goal.
Avoiding dangerous bleeding, reducing...
Daily Coffee May Strongly Lower Risk of Liver Disease
For years, researchers have noticed an unusual pattern: people who drink coffee often appear less likely to develop serious liver disease.
A major new study...
Missing Diabetes Drugs Could Harm Heart Health
A prescription can only help if treatment can be continued in everyday life.
New research involving almost 80,000 people with type 2 diabetes suggests that...
Air Pollution Could Worsen Rheumatoid Arthritis Quickly
Rheumatoid arthritis can worsen even when patients are taking their medicine, and sometimes the reason for a flare is difficult to identify.
New research suggests...
Scientists Find Rare Chemicals Hiding in Cannabis Leaves
Cannabis is famous for THC and CBD, but these are only a small part of the plant's chemistry.
Scientists have now found a rare group...
Study Finds Safer High Blood Pressure Treatments
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the most common long-term health conditions in the world.
It affects more than 116 million...
Scientists Uncover Where the Deadliest Ovarian Cancer May Begin
Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest cancers affecting women because it is often found only after it has already spread.
Early symptoms can be...
Common Blood Pressure Drug May Carry a Hidden Heart Risk
A medicine widely used for high blood pressure and chest pain may be linked to a greater risk of sudden cardiac arrest when taken...
Scientists Find a Big Cause of Parkinson’s Disease in Gut
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide.
It is best known for movement problems such as shaking, muscle stiffness,...
Two Cups of Coffee a Day May Harm People with High Blood Pressure
Coffee is part of the daily routine for millions of people, and many studies have linked moderate coffee drinking with possible health benefits.
But research...
Why Hospitals Can Make Dementia Worse
For a person with dementia, a hospital can be one of the most confusing places imaginable.
Unfamiliar faces, constant noise, disrupted routines and strange rooms...
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Venus May Still Be Alive with Active Volcanoes, Surprising Study Finds
For many years, scientists believed Venus was a dead world with little or no geological activity. Although it is Earth's closest planetary neighbor, Venus...
New System Turns Dirty Factory CO₂ Directly into Fuel Ingredient Without Costly Cleanup
An international team of researchers has developed a new way to convert carbon dioxide (CO₂) from factory exhaust directly into a valuable fuel ingredient...
Scientists Turn an Insulating Metal Oxide into a High-Performance Semiconductor
Semiconductors are at the heart of modern technology, powering everything from smartphones and computers to solar panels and electric vehicles.
However, the range of materials...
New Heat Pump Turns Factory Waste Heat Into Cooling, Cutting Electricity Use
Researchers in South Korea have developed a new type of heat pump that can turn low-temperature waste heat from factories and data centers into...
Scientists Detect Possible Signs That Pluto’s Atmosphere Is Freezing Out
Scientists may have detected the first signs that Pluto's thin atmosphere is beginning to collapse as the dwarf planet slowly travels farther from the...