Health & Wellness
A Soft Patch Could Change How We Treat Sleep
For people with chronic sleep problems, treatment often means medication, behavioral therapy or changes in daily habits.
Researchers in Texas are exploring a very different...
A New Way to Stop Lung Cancer Before It Starts
Lung cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers in the world.
Smoking is its biggest cause, but people who have never smoked can also develop...
Weight Loss Drugs May Do More Than Cut Weight
Medicines first developed to improve blood sugar control have quickly changed the treatment of obesity.
Now scientists are finding that GLP-1 drugs may affect far...
Cancer-Fighting Gum Targets Harmful Mouth Microbes
A specially designed chewing gum could one day become an unusual tool in the fight against some head and neck cancers.
Researchers at the University...
Poor Kidney Function May Increase Vision Loss in Older People
A new review suggests that healthy kidneys may play an important role in protecting eyesight as people age.
Scientists found that people with chronic kidney...
Scientists Find Fast, Needle-Free Way to Stop Cavities
Cavities in young children are often treated only after they become painful, but a new study suggests there may be a much simpler solution.
Researchers...
Why Cholesterol Drugs Statins Can Cause Muscle Problems
Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and statins are one of the best tools doctors have for lowering that...
Can a Diabetes Pill Help Treat Alcohol Addiction?
Scientists may have discovered an unexpected new use for one of today's best-known diabetes and weight-loss medicines.
A new clinical trial suggests that oral semaglutide...
A Waist Measure Could Spot Obesity Risk Early
People often watch the number on the bathroom scale when they are worried about weight. But a new study suggests another number may deserve...
Taking Stairs Could Lower Early Death Risk
A healthier heart may sometimes be only a staircase away.
A large analysis led by researchers at the University of East Anglia suggests that people...
New Blood Test May Track Cancer in Real Time
Cancer can change as it grows and as it responds to treatment, but doctors cannot repeatedly remove tumor tissue every time they want an...
For Heart Stents, Your Health May Matter More Than Your Age
A heart patient’s age is easy to measure, but it may be a poor shortcut for deciding who should receive an artery-opening procedure.
A large...
Tiny Sleep Awakenings May Signal Alzheimer’s Risk
Tiny interruptions during sleep may offer an early clue about a person’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research from the University of...
Surgery Drug May Carry a Nighttime Heart Disease Risk
Midazolam is a common medicine used before and during medical procedures. It helps patients feel calm and sleepy, reduces anxiety, and can make it...
Muscle-Building Supplement May Put Your Heart at Risk
Anabolic steroids are sometimes used to build muscle faster, especially by young men and bodybuilders.
But new research suggests these drugs may interfere with the...
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Brain Health
Your Sleeping Brain Could Reveal Future Dementia Risk
Dementia affects millions of families around the world and becomes more common as people grow older.
Doctors have effective ways to diagnose dementia after memory...
Tiny Sleep Awakenings May Signal Alzheimer’s Risk
Tiny interruptions during sleep may offer an early clue about a person’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research from the University of...
These Common Medicines May Raise Dementia Risk
Millions of people use everyday medicines for allergies, high blood pressure, depression, bladder problems, sleep problems, or motion sickness.
Some of these medicines have what...
Lower Blood Pressure Could Protect Stroke Survivors
A person who survives a bleeding stroke may continue to face danger years after leaving the hospital. New research indicates that more intensive treatment...
These Heart Drugs May Also Prevent Alzheimer’s
The heart and brain are closely connected, and treating a heart rhythm problem may have unexpected effects on how the brain ages.
New Swedish research...