Even Mild Sleep Loss May Raise Weight and Heart Risks, New Study Finds
Many people think missing an hour of sleep is harmless. However, researchers are finding that even small amounts of sleep loss can slowly affect...
AI May Spot Stroke Risk Weeks Earlier by Watching Everyday Life at Home
Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed an artificial intelligence system that may help detect the early warning...
TAVR or Open-Heart Surgery? Seven-Year Study Offers Reassuring Answers
A major international study has found that two of the most common treatments for severe aortic valve disease provide similarly strong long-term results, giving...
Many Older Men Are Taking a Prostate Drug They No Longer Need
As men grow older, problems with urination become much more common. Many men find themselves waking several times each night to use the bathroom.
Others...
Weekly Diabetes Injection Can Help You Lose Weight Significantly
People with Type 2 diabetes often face two difficult challenges at the same time: keeping blood sugar under control and managing excess body weight.
A...
Study Finds a Better Way to Fight Colorectal Cancer
Doctors have long known that finding colorectal cancer early gives patients the best chance of survival. The challenge is that current screening methods are...
Simple Finger-Prick Test Could Track Many Chronic Diseases
A group of researchers believes it might. In a new paper published in Frontiers in Science, scientists suggest that a measurement called the glucose...
New Home Sensors Could Help Track Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson's disease is a long-term brain disorder that mainly affects movement. As the disease progresses, people may develop slower movements, stiffness, shaking, balance problems,...
Common Diabetes Drug May Help Prevent Dementia
Scientists have discovered that a group of diabetes medicines may do more than help control blood sugar.
A new study suggests these medicines could also...
Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Treatment is Effective as Surgery
Choosing the best treatment for severe aortic valve disease has become increasingly important as more people live longer and more younger patients become eligible...