A better drug to treat vision loss in older people
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision loss among people aged 50 and older, affecting an estimated 7.3 million individuals...
Two or more cups of coffee may double heart death risk in people with...
A recent study found drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of death from heart disease among people...
Research shows an early sign of a new type of dementia LATE
A recent study from the University of California San Diego found an early sign of LATE.
Limbic predominate age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, or LATE, is a...
How to prevent heart attack in people with diabetes
A recent study from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and elsewhere found how to prevent serious events like a heart attack or death...
Cannabis plant may play a role in treating chronic inflammation
In a recent study from The Queen’s Medical Center and the University of Hawaii, scientists found several minor cannabinoids contained in the cannabis plant...
Scientists find a hormone benefiting people with common fatty liver disease
A recent study from Massachusetts General Hospital and elsewhere found growth hormone improves liver health in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by...
COVID infection and vaccination linked to heart disease
A recent study from Cedars-Sinai confirmed the link between a debilitating heart condition and COVID-19 and, to a lesser extent, a novel link between...
Research shows new cause of artery hardening, kidney disease
For the longest time, clinicians have treated cardiovascular disease by focusing on diabetes and blood pressure control, reducing cholesterol using medications like aspirin and...
Widely used dietary supplement causes cancer risk and spread, study finds
Several studies have linked dietary supplements like nicotinamide riboside (NR), a form of vitamin B3, to benefits related to heart, metabolic and brain health.
But...
This sedative drug for surgery increases heart damage risk when used at night
Midazolam injection is used to produce sleepiness or drowsiness and relieve anxiety before surgery.
When midazolam is used before surgery, the patient will not remember some...