Scientists find new hope for brain cancer treatment
Brain cancer is a terrible illness that doctors and scientists have struggled to treat effectively. One particularly aggressive type of brain cancer is called...
Emergency contraception: here’s what you probably don’t know but should
Things don’t always go to plan when it comes to sex. Sometimes condoms break (or are even forgotten altogether) and daily contraceptive pills can...
Diabetes and heart disease linked to higher dementia risk, study confirms
Recent research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shines a spotlight on the dangerous synergy between cardiometabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart diseases, and...
Dementia and falls are emerging concerns in people with diabetes
A new paper reveals a shift in the landscape of diabetes-related mortality, with an alarming rise in deaths due to dementia and falls among...
Skin problems could signal gut diseases, study finds
If you or someone you know has atopic dermatitis (commonly known as eczema), there's new research that you should be aware of.
A big study...
Common cholesterol-lower drugs can prevent colon cancer in these people, study finds
A recent study has given us a promising hint that statins, commonly used to lower cholesterol, might have another important benefit.
They could help protect...
Common blood pressure checks may not be accurate, study finds
Blood pressure checks are a routine part of our health care.
You've probably had one: a nurse wraps a cuff around your arm, pumps it...
Scientists find a new drug that inhibits a wide variety of viruses
Researchers from TWINCORE, a joint venture of the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research and Hannover Medical School, have made a groundbreaking discovery that could...
Scientists find a promising marker to accurately predict Alzheimer’s disease risk
New findings by neuroscience researchers at Wayne State University support the potential of blood neurofilament light (NfL) as a useful biomarker for predicting the...
Both blood pressure numbers can predict heart disease risk, study confirms
Blood pressure readings have long been a basic health check. You've likely heard it explained as two numbers—the higher "systolic" number and the lower...