Screening for irregular heartbeats and high blood pressure could prevent strokes
A group of 29 international medical experts is calling for a major change in how we screen for heart disease.
In a recent review published...
Scientists find new drug for Alzheimer’s treatment
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, a condition that affects memory, thinking, and behavior.
It slowly damages the brain and gets worse...
Scientists find 20 new genetic markers to predict and prevent heart attacks and strokes
Swedish scientists have discovered 20 genetic changes that increase the risk of developing atherosclerosis, a condition where fatty deposits, or plaques, build up in the...
Poor sleep may shrink brain regions tied to Alzheimer’s risk
A new study from Yale School of Medicine has found that people who spend less time in deep sleep and dream-related sleep may have...
Scientists create fast, scalable way to make cancer-fighting nanoparticles
MIT engineers have developed a faster, easier way to mass produce tiny drug-carrying particles that could help treat cancer more effectively, especially ovarian cancer.
These...
Scientists discover artificial sweetener that helps fight superbugs
An everyday artificial sweetener found in sugar-free drinks and diet foods might hold the key to fighting some of the world’s most dangerous drug-resistant...
Scientists find new structure in DNA repair protein that could help treat cancer
Scientists at the University of Iowa have made an exciting discovery that could lead to new cancer-fighting drugs.
They found an unexpected structure in a...
Omega-6 fats in diet can speed up deadly breast cancer
A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine has found that a type of fat called linoleic acid, which is common in many foods we...
New drug can reduce hidden heart attack risk by over 90%
A new drug called lepodisiran may offer hope to millions of people at risk of heart attacks and strokes by targeting a little-known substance in the...
Marriage linked to higher dementia risk in older people, study finds
Contrary to long-standing assumptions in aging and public health research, a new study has found that older adults who are divorced or never married...