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[ad_1] Share on PinterestUsing salt substitutes to reduce regular salt intake may help lower high blood pressure, research suggests. Sophia Hsin/Stocksy Excess salt consumption is a known risk factor for developing high blood pressure. New research shows swapping regular table salt for a salt substitute could help regulate blood pressure in older adults. Salt substitutes … Read more
[ad_1] A groundbreaking study led by UCSF has provided comprehensive insights into posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), linking it strongly to Alzheimer’s disease with data from over 1,000 patients globally. This research highlights the unique challenges faced by PCA patients, including visuospatial difficulties, and stresses the importance of early detection and potential treatment options. The findings … Read more
[ad_1] Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — His political party is effectively banned, his speeches are barred from television, and he faces at least 14 years in prison. But as the Pakistan election results show, Imran Khan cannot be suppressed. Independent candidates affiliated with the former prime minister’s Pakistan Tehereek-e-Insaf (PTI) party secured the most parliamentary seats … Read more
[ad_1] Last summer, the Food and Drug Administration denied an application for a new antifungal drug called olorofim, sending it back to the company with a request for more data. If approved, it would have been the first time since the early 2000s that the FDA cleared an antifungal that works in an entirely novel … Read more
[ad_1] NEW YORK (WABC) — 3 Decades, 3 CancersA Reporter’s NotebookBy Stacey Sager This is by far the most difficult and personal story of my career — a story that began a quarter of a century ago and appeared to be a complete success. It was 1998, and a mammogram saved my life. I was … Read more
[ad_1] I wish I had properly known about HIV before I was diagnosed (Picture: Chris MacFarlane Baxter) ‘You’re not just HIV positive,’ the doctor told me. ‘You’re very positive.’ It sounds cliché but, in that moment I felt completely lost. I was numb and in total denial that this had happened, was happening to me. In a very matter-of-fact way, … Read more
[ad_1] Tens of thousands of young Indonesians screamed with joy as presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto entered a packed stadium in the capital Jakarta for a final campaign rally on Saturday. They screamed even louder when the former commander of the country’s feared special forces blew air kisses and danced on stage. Within minutes, Prabowo’s moves … Read more
[ad_1] In the 2004 film The Day After Tomorrow, humanity is plunged into a nightmarish international storm that sends the planet into a new ice age. And although the blockbuster was consigned to the realms of sci-fi, the science behind the frightening scenario is true. In a matter of years, melting glaciers could shut down … Read more
[ad_1] This week, Indonesia heads to the polls to elect a new president. Any exercise of democracy in this sprawling, diverse archipelago nation—the world’s fourth most populous country—is nearly continental in scale. Several candidates are vying to replace the popular president, Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, who has ruled the country for the last decade … Read more
[ad_1] It is known as the silent killer, sneaking up with little warning, and seldom sparing its victims from a premature death. In the UK, only 7 per cent of those who are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer will live for five years; a higher death rate than almost any other cancer. Last month the former … Read more