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This study finds a big cause of common pancreatic cancer

The most common type of pancreatic cancer is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. This is aggressive cancer that develops from secretory and tubular cells of the pancreas. There...

6 things to do when visiting the emergency room

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 130 million emergency department patient visits occurred in 2018. Due to COVID-19, visits to...

This stuff in oranges may reduce obesity and prevent diabetes

In a new study from Western University, researchers found a molecule in sweet oranges and tangerines called nobiletin may help reduce obesity and prevent...

Scientists find how to improve prostate cancer and high cholesterol treatments

In a new study from the University of Copenhagen, researchers have cracked the code for controlling a group of enzymes that affect our metabolism. They...

Scientists develop new smell test for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and COVID-19

In a new study from the Queen Mary University of London, researchers developed a new smell test that can be easy to use in...

Existing drugs may hold the key to curing COVID-19

Developing new drugs to treat diseases can take years or decades—time that we do not have when it comes to treating patients with COVID-19. In...

Early MR scans can detect this heart problem in many people

In almost 10% of heart attacks, no obvious cause in the coronary artery can be found. Some of the patients are diagnosed with the broken-heart...

This vitamin level in the body linked to your colon cancer risk

In a recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers found higher vitamin D concentrations in the blood are strongly...

These 3 common prescribed drugs may increase stroke risk by 60%

In a recent study published in The International Journal of Epidemiology, researchers found that drugs routinely prescribed for allergies, heart disease and Parkinson’s are linked...

Some cancer survivors may have heart disease risk after hormone therapy

Hormone therapies used to treat breast and prostate cancers can raise the risk for a heart attack and stroke, according to a new scientific...