Does coffee raise your blood pressure? Here's how much it's OK to drink
Coffee first entered human lives and veins over 600 years ago.
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Heterocyclic Compounds: News and Research on Purines
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Gout medication may reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke
A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that medicines used to treat gout can also reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with gout.
Jan 26, 2026
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UK clinical trial provides definitive evidence of impacts of steroid treatment on severe brain infection
A major UK clinical trial has shown that adding the corticosteroid dexamethasone to standard antiviral treatment for encephalitis (brain inflammation) caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) does not improve long-term outcomes ...
Jan 21, 2026
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VO2 max: What the gold standard metric for fitness means for longevity
VO2 max, the measure of how much oxygen the body consumes during exercise, has become a ubiquitous tool for professional athletes, but health experts increasingly say it's a measurement worthy of every exerciser's attention.
Jan 20, 2026
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Noninvasive prenatal screening could prevent permanent hearing loss in newborns
A new study indicates that noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) performed using a low-cost form of whole genome sequencing can detect the risk in pregnant mothers of transmitting cytomegalovirus (CMV)—a common herpes infection ...
Jan 7, 2026
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Schizophrenia-linked genetic variant renders brain receptor unresponsive to both natural and therapeutic compounds
A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely silence a brain receptor that pharmaceutical companies are racing to target with new drugs.
Jan 6, 2026
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Alzheimer's disease can be reversed in animal models to achieve full neurological recovery
For over a century, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been considered irreversible. Consequently, research has focused on disease prevention or slowing, rather than recovery. Despite billions of dollars spent on decades of research, ...
Dec 24, 2025
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Antiviral trial ties valacyclovir to faster cognitive decline
New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Medical Center investigators, with co-authors across additional US centers, report greater cognitive worsening at 78 weeks with valacyclovir than with placebo among ...
Link between tumor metabolism and drug efficacy in cancer cells may help advance precision chemotherapy
Chemotherapy drugs that target cancer cells without damaging normal cells remain one of the key goals of precision medicine in cancer treatment. The challenge is designing drugs that do this effectively.
Dec 17, 2025
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Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to widespread energy, immune and vascular changes
New Australian research has identified simultaneous abnormalities across multiple biological systems in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
Dec 17, 2025
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