New Cholesterol Drug Offers a Statin Alternative
Cholesterol is a fatty substance that the body needs to work properly.
It helps build cells and make important hormones, but having too much of...
Simple Home Repairs May Prevent Dangerous Falls in Older Adults
Growing older often brings new health challenges, but many accidents may be preventable.
Researchers now say that the condition of an older person's home may...
1 in 3 Worker Opioid Deaths in Ontario Linked to Construction and Trades
Construction workers and tradespeople have been hit especially hard by Ontario's opioid crisis, according to a new report examining deaths between 2018 and 2024.
Among...
Simple Blood Test Could Spot Often-Missed Bone Disease
A rare genetic disease can leave people with painful bones, repeated fractures and teeth that fall out too early, yet the condition may remain...
Scientists Find a Better Way to Fight Gum Disease
A healthy mouth is home to hundreds of kinds of bacteria, and most do not need to be destroyed.
A new study from Nagoya University...
Brain Immune Cells May Shift in Midlife
The brain does not age in exactly the same way from one decade to the next.
New research suggests that an important change may begin...
New Target Restores Autism-Linked Brain Signaling
Scientists have found a possible new way to improve a type of brain signaling that is disrupted in some forms of autism.
The approach worked...
Heart Trouble May Be a Big Cancer Warning Sign for Men
When doctors diagnose cardiovascular disease, their main concern is usually preventing problems such as heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure.
A long-running British study suggests...
Hidden Cholesterol Risk May Raise Stroke Danger
A type of cholesterol-related particle that is rarely included in routine health checks may reveal hidden heart and stroke risk.
New findings from more than...
How Heart Disease Can Begin in Silence
A person can have dangerously high blood pressure for years and feel perfectly normal.
That is one reason heart disease remains so difficult to prevent:...