A popular group of diabetes medicines can protect the heart and kidneys, but a new study shows that one of their rare serious ...

Some medicines used for anxiety, sleep problems, and other conditions can be especially risky for older adults with dementia ...

Weight-loss surgery may do more than help people lose weight. New research suggests it can also improve menstrual cycles and some reproductive health problems in women living with obesity. Researchers ...

High blood pressure often has no obvious cause, so many people need medicines for years to keep it under control. But in some patients, the problem comes from the adrenal glands, two small glands that ...

Being diagnosed with dementia can bring many questions for a person and their family. One of the hardest is how long someone may live after the diagnosis. There is no single answer because dementia ...

Every blood pressure reading contains two numbers, and both can reveal important information about heart health. New research suggests that age may influence how much attention doctors should give to ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. It begins in the colon or rectum, which are parts of the large intestine. The large intestine absorbs water and helps the body process ...

A common virus that infects almost everyone may play a major role in causing multiple sclerosis, or MS. A large Harvard University study found that people who became infected with Epstein-Barr virus ...

A diet rich in processed meat, chips, pizza, sweets and refined grains may be linked to faster decline in attention in some ...

Scientists in South Korea have found a way to turn discarded hemp stalks into a material that makes biodegradable plastic ...

Scientists have developed a new way to turn carbon dioxide into methanol, butane and other valuable chemicals using plasma ...

Continuous blood pressure monitoring can be lifesaving in intensive care, where a patient’s condition may change quickly. But ...