New therapy can stop pancreatic cancer even after it spreads to liver and lungs
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, largely because it is usually discovered only after it has spread to other organs.
For patients with...
New drug could help stop deadly fatty liver disease
Scientists from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found a new experimental drug that could help treat a serious liver...
How a stroke changes the way the brain processes speech
After a stroke, some people develop a language disorder that makes it difficult for them to understand spoken words.
This condition doesn’t affect their hearing,...
Poor sleep may raise high blood pressure in older women
A new study shows that sleep problems are closely linked to high blood pressure in postmenopausal women in the United States.
The research was published...
Why tooth loss may cause memory loss
Losing teeth in old age may do more than make eating difficult—it could also affect how the brain works. A new study from Hiroshima...
Cholesterol drug statins could lower death risk effectively in type 2 diabetes
A large study has found that cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins can help people with type 2 diabetes live longer and avoid major heart problems—even...
A new drug pair may help treat the deadliest blood cancer
Acute myeloid leukemia, often called AML, is one of the most aggressive blood cancers. Every year, more than 20,000 people in the United States...
Study finds a surprising cause of memory loss
Your brain has a special protective system called the blood-brain barrier. This barrier is made up of blood vessels that act like a security...
This heart drug may work better than aspirin
A new study has found that a group of heart medications called P2Y12 inhibitors may work better than aspirin in preventing heart attacks and...
A blood pressure pill that may help you live longer
A surprising discovery from researchers at the University of Liverpool shows that a common blood pressure drug called rilmenidine might do more than just...