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Scientists studying an existing blood pressure drug called hydralazine accidentally discovered that it could potentially fight cancer.Hydralazine has been used to treat high blood pressure since the 1950s, but until now it's been unclear exactly how it works."It came from a ‘pre-target’ era of drug discovery, when researchers relied on what they saw in patients first and only later tried to explain the biology behind it," Kyosuke Shishikura, a physician-scientist […]

Gen Z — largely comprised of middle- and high-school students — reported the lowest smoking rates on record in 2024, according to CDC and FDA data, but that trend may be in jeopardy."Overall, the decline in smoking in the U.S., [down] to about 11.9% of the population overall, is a great public health success story that has occurred over the past 20 years," Dr. Neil W. Schluger, dean of the […]

Tucking yourself in like a smothered baked potato is the newest way to get a great night’s sleep.A TikTok trend called the "potato bed" has gone viral as a comfy way of rearranging sheets and pillows to be surrounded and snuggled.The first step is to lay out a fitted bedsheet upside down and stuff the perimeter with thick pillows and blankets.WHAT IS ‘TOASTED SKIN SYNDROME’? HEATING PADS AND BLANKETS CAN […]

A common diabetes drug could dampen some of the key benefits of exercise, a new study has found.Researchers from Rutgers University discovered that adults who took metformin, a widely used generic medication for Type 2 diabetes, while exercising saw smaller improvements in blood sugar control, blood vessel function and aerobic fitness than those who exercised without the drug.Published last month in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, the findings […]

Fiber is known to be a crucial part of a healthy diet, promoting fullness and gut health.As trends like "fibermaxxing" make high-fiber eating more popular, understanding the best sources is increasingly important for individual health, according to nutritionists.Longevity expert Peter Attia, a Stanford University physician based in Austin, Texas, spoke about how fiber aligns with a healthier lifestyle in a sneak peek of his newest "Ask Me Anything" episode of […]

A New Jersey man’s death is the first known to be linked to a tick-borne meat allergy, according to researchers at UVAHealth in Virginia.The unidentified man, 47, reportedly died last summer, four hours after eating a hamburger and just two weeks after a similar episode triggered by steak.With the summer episode, the man experienced severe abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting after eating the steak, a UVAHealth press release said.YOUNG LAWYER […]

Eating a certain type of food could increase the risk of getting a deadly cancer at a younger age, researchers say.A new study at Mass General Brigham has linked higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods, which largely include ready-to-eat foods with high levels of sugar, salt, saturated fat and food additives, to higher rates of precursors of early-onset colorectal cancer. The researchers analyzed more than two decades of data on the diets […]

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Colon cancer patients could live longer if they take GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, a new study suggests.Researchers at UC San Diego studied more than 6,800 patients who were taking one of these popular similar diabetes and weight-loss medications.They found that the patients were much less likely to die within five years than those who weren’t taking the drugs.WHY MICRODOSING OZEMPIC COULD BECOME AS COMMON AS TAKING A MULTIVITAMIN Only […]