Why APOE4 gene variant means higher Alzheimer’s risk
Alzheimer’s disease remains one of the most feared illnesses of our time, impacting more than six million people in the United States alone.
With no...
How exercise could help breast cancer survivors manage weight
Exercise is often praised for building strength and improving heart health, but new research from the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus suggests it...
Why the APOE4 gene is the most dangerous Alzheimer’s risk factor
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most feared conditions of aging. It robs people of their memory, independence, and ability to think clearly.
Despite decades...
PSA prostate testing may do more harm than good, Oxford study warns
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK, and many men turn to prostate specific antigen (PSA) tests in hopes of...
Seasonal allergies may increase suicide risk, study finds
Seasonal allergies—triggered by pollen—appear to make deaths by suicide more likely.
Our findings, published in the Journal of Health Economics, show that minor physical health...
Scientists discover new form of diabetes
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown type of diabetes that develops in babies, opening the door to a better understanding of how the body...
How vaping primes the lungs for COVID-19 damage
As colder months set in, respiratory infections begin to climb: everything from the common cold and flu to COVID-19.
It's a time when healthy lungs...
New blood test detects chronic fatigue syndrome with 96% accuracy
A major breakthrough has been made in diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
Scientists at the University of East Anglia...
Safer and smarter treatments for high blood pressure
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a common health problem that affects many people around the world.
It happens when the force of blood...
Why doctors may stop worrying about low diastolic blood pressure
New research from NUI Galway and other institutions has challenged an old idea about blood pressure.
For years, doctors worried that lowering the bottom number...