Blood test and imaging together could improve prostate cancer diagnosis
New research from Karolinska Institutet shows that the blood test together with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and targeted prostate biopsies may lead to better...
Doctors can do more to prevent opioid abuse
In a new study, researchers from University of Michigan develop new recommendations for prescribing opioid.
Their recommendations are based on published medical evidence for one...
Aging overweight scuba divers may have underwater heart attacks
In a new study from University of Western Australia, researchers suggest that older, overweight scuba divers need to shed pounds to avoid an underwater...
Healthy diets linked to lower risks of many cancers
In a new study, French researchers find that a healthy diet was linked less overall cancer risk, as well as lower breast, prostate, and...
Weight loss surgery could affect your cancer risk
A new study shows that weight loss surgery may affect a person's risk of developing cancer.
The national population-based study used data from the Hospital...
New hope to treat high blood pressure
Recently, researchers from University of Houston show that plant-based products cannot lower blood pressure.
Plant-based products include chemical supplements like resveratrol, sulforaphane and curcumin.
The team...
Young moms need healthy lifestyle changes to prevent cancer
Becoming a mom can change a woman’s life permanently.
Younger moms are more likely to have more challenges. They may struggle with finance, live in...
Can sunless tanning prevent skin cancer? Maybe not.
In a recent study from University of Minnesota, researchers find that sunless tanning may not help protect people from skin cancer.
Skin cancer is the...
How depression in pregnancy could affect newborn baby
In a recent study from King's College London, researchers find that depression on pregnant mothers may affect babies while in the womb and lead...
Traffic jams in brain cells may cause Alzheimer’s
For more than 20 years, much of the leading research on Alzheimer's disease has been guided by the "amyloid hypothesis."
This theory focuses on one...