Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat Create a Dangerous Threat to Your Heart
Wildfire smoke and extreme summer heat are becoming more common in many parts of the world. When these two dangers happen at the same...
A Surprising Link Between Gut Health and Breast Cancer Spread
Breast cancer is most treatable before it spreads beyond the breast. Once cancer cells travel to distant organs such as the lungs, bones, or...
Could Cold Sore Viruses Play a Role in Alzheimer’s?
Cold sores are usually seen as a minor annoyance, but could viruses related to cold sores have effects that last for decades?
According to new...
Common ED Drug Shows Promise Against Cancer Spread
A medicine famous for treating erectile dysfunction may also help fight one of cancer's deadliest features.
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science report that...
How Alzheimer’s Disease May Move Through the Brain
Doctors have long known that Alzheimer's disease spreads through the brain over many years, but exactly how this happens has remained a mystery.
The illness...
How Pollution May Make Bladder Cancer More Aggressive
Air pollution has long been linked to diseases of the lungs and heart, but scientists are discovering that its effects reach much further.
Tiny particles...
Why Smoking Can Damage Your Heart
Smoking is widely known to damage the lungs, but it also greatly increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Scientists have long known that...
This Stuff in Your Mouth May Cause Dangerous Heart Valve Disease
Doctors have long known that the mouth is closely connected with the rest of the body. People with severe gum disease often have higher...
Modified Vitamin B12 May Help Treat Deadliest Brain Cancer
Treating brain cancer is especially challenging because the brain is protected by the blood-brain barrier.
While this barrier helps keep harmful substances away from the...
Hidden Blood Vessel Damage May Be the Real Cause of Many Small Strokes
Doctors have traditionally treated many strokes by targeting fatty plaque inside larger arteries.
However, growing evidence suggests that this approach may not address the underlying...