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A new blood test may catch testicular cancer earlier than ever before
Testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers in young men, especially teenagers and those in their twenties and thirties.
The good news is...
Hidden stress may quietly cause memory loss in older people
As people grow older, keeping memory and thinking skills strong becomes very important. Many families worry about memory loss and conditions like dementia.
While age...
Too much salt may cause faster memory loss in men
Salt is a common part of everyday food. It is used to add flavor and also helps the body perform important functions, such as...
Exercise may be the best medicine for Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is a condition that slowly affects the brain and body over time. It is most often diagnosed in people between the ages...
Small dose of antibiotic could help treat panic attacks
Panic attacks can feel overwhelming and out of control. People who experience them often describe a sudden wave of fear, along with physical symptoms...
Hidden weakness found in pancreatic cancer offers new hope for treatment
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most serious and difficult cancers to treat. It often develops quietly, with few symptoms in the early stages.
By...
Weight-loss drugs work best when taken without breaks
Medications designed to help people lose weight, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, have gained widespread attention in recent years. These drugs belong to a...
New research finds a safer way to reduce breast cancer risk
Preventing breast cancer is an important goal in modern medicine. Doctors have long used medications to lower risk, especially for women who have a...
Simple blood test could help doctors predict severe heart failure
Heart disease can take many different forms, and some types are harder to detect and manage than others.
One of these is a condition called...
Early signs of Alzheimer’s may appear in your 50s, long before symptoms begin
Many people believe Alzheimer’s disease starts when memory problems become obvious. But a new study from Mayo Clinic suggests that this is not the...
Many older people miss out on proper blood pressure treatment, study warns
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a very common health problem, especially among older adults. It happens when the force of blood pushing...
These foods can slowly harm kidneys in older people
Your kidneys are small organs, but they play a very big role in keeping your body healthy. Every day, they clean your blood by...
Why your thyroid matters more to your heart than you think—and what can go...
The thyroid is a small gland in your neck, but it has a very important job in your body. It is shaped like a...
Low vitamin B12 may cause inflammation, study suggests
A recent study has found a strong connection between low levels of vitamin B12 and ongoing inflammation in the body.
This finding is important because...
Why the top blood pressure number may matter more for your heart than we...
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the most common health problems in the world. Many people live with it without...
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Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting, but confirmation can take years
Astronomers can use telescopes to find specific molecules in the atmospheres of neighboring planets, in nebulae—clouds of interstellar dust and gas—hundreds or thousands of...
Astronomers find the edge of the Milky Way’s star-forming disc
Where exactly is the edge of the Milky Way?
That question is harder to answer than one might expect. Since we’re inside of the galaxy...
When giant beasts disappeared, nature changed forever—and we still see it today
Around 50,000 to 10,000 years ago, the Earth lost many of its largest animals.
These were not just slightly bigger versions of today’s wildlife, but...
Forget our Sun—Planets might form more easily around double stars
For a long time, scientists believed that having two stars in one system would make it difficult for planets to form.
The strong gravitational pull...
Do stars slow down before they die? New study reveals a surprising twist
Stars may look calm and steady in the night sky, but deep inside they are constantly moving and changing.
One of the most important changes...