Gout drugs could help prevent heart attack and stroke
A new study has found that the same medications used to treat gout can also lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes in...
Daily aspirin may raise cancer death risk in older people
Many people have heard that taking a small dose of aspirin every day might help prevent cancer, especially colon cancer, if used over many...
Study finds the key cause of memory loss in Alzheimer’s
Scientists at University College London (UCL) have discovered new clues about why people with Alzheimer’s disease may suffer from memory loss.
Their study, done in...
AI in breast screening can find more cancers
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide. For decades, mammography screening has been one of the most important tools...
Gut microbiota transplants may boost kidney cancer treatment
A new study from Italy has shown that gut microbiota transplants—also known as fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)—may improve the success of immunotherapy in people...
How the brain and immune system may worsen heart attacks
A heart attack happens when arteries become clogged, cutting off blood flow and oxygen to the heart. This can lead to serious damage and...
Scientists find key cause of chronic pain in the brain
New research from the University of Colorado Boulder has uncovered a key brain circuit that decides whether short-term pain becomes long-lasting chronic pain.
The discovery,...
Eating beef daily does not raise diabetes risk
A new study offers reassuring news for people concerned about red meat and its role in blood sugar and heart health.
Researchers have found that...
These two animal viruses could become next public health threats
For most people, dangerous viruses seem to appear suddenly, as if out of nowhere. COVID-19 taught the world that diseases jumping from animals to...
New MRI scan may replace risky heart failure test
Doctors often use a test called right heart catheterization to check how serious a person’s heart failure is. This test involves placing a thin...