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Nearly half of U.S. adults should receive earlier treatment for high blood pressure, according to a new set of guidelines issued by America’s top heart health groups. Guidelines The guidelines call for an early and more individualized treatment for th… more »

Tiny amounts of lithium (a natural metal) may help protect the brain against Alzheimer's and signs of aging, new research shows. Lithium and the Brain Researchers found that lithium may play a critical role in how the brain stays healthy. Scientists… more »

Researchers who have developed a new “heart age” calculator say many Americans have unhealthy hearts that are physiologically older than their chronological age. Heart Calculator To evaluate the new heart age tool, researchers applied it to data on 14… more »

A new global study finds most liver cancers are preventable. Liver Cancer Study Research suggests that 60 percent of liver cancer cases are preventable by avoiding or treating big risk factors. Those risk factors include viral hepatitis infection, alc… more »