Metabolic surgeries could help reduce high blood pressure
High blood pressure, particularly when combined with obesity, is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide.
A recent study from Örebro University found metabolic...
This eye disease linked to severe COVID-19 in older people
Recent studies suggest that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a clinical risk factor for increased risk for infection and mortality.
AMD has been reported to...
Widely used blood pressure measuring method can be inaccurate
In a recent study, scientists found the most common method of measuring blood pressure is often inaccurate.
The finding suggests people at risk of heart...
Scientists find a drug preventing sudden cardiac death without severe side effects
A recent study from King’s College London found a drug OCT2013 could prevent sudden cardiac death as effectively as the drug lidocaine but without...
Could loss of smell in COVID-19 cause a ‘dementia wave’ in future?
In a study from the University of Chicago, scientists reviewed the effect of COVID-19 on the olfactory system.
The review introduced questions about whether loss...
Opioid use disorder linked to chronic pain
Scientists have long noted a connection between opioid use disorder (OUD) and chronic pain, however, brain mechanisms linking OUD and chronic pain are poorly...
Morning exercise could reduce high blood pressure in older people
In a recent study from the University of Western Australia, scientists found in sedentary overweight older adults, morning exercise reduces systolic blood pressure, with...
Just 2-3 alcohol drinks a day can harm your liver health
A recent study from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry scientists found that two or three drinks every day could put your liver in danger.
43% of people with COVID-19 get ‘long COVID’, study finds
The World Health Organization offered a clinical case definition of post-COVID conditions in October 2021 as mid-and long-term symptoms occurring in individuals after COVID-19...
Cannabis strongly linked to death risk in high blood pressure
A recent study from Georgia State University found that marijuana use is linked to a three-fold risk of death from high blood pressure.
They examined...