Common high blood pressure drugs may reduce inflammation in liver disease
Chronic liver damage leads to scarring (fibrosis) of the liver tissue, which can ultimately lead to increased blood pressure in the vascular system of...
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...