Lowering Blood Pressure Further Could Save More Lives
High blood pressure is one of the most common health problems in the world. Millions of people live with it every day, and many...
How Drinking Alcohol Can Make Type 2 Diabetes Harder to Control
For many people, having a drink is part of social life, celebrations, or relaxing after a stressful day. But for people living with type...
New AI skin patch could analyze your health directly on your body
Scientists at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have developed a soft, stretchable computing patch that can run artificial intelligence directly...
Your handwriting could reveal early signs of memory decline
Many people notice that their handwriting changes as they grow older. Writing may become slower, shakier, less organized, or harder to read. Most people...
Is extreme fitness bad for the heart?
For years, some studies have suggested that very fit young men, especially endurance athletes, may have a higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation later...
Why Alzheimer’s disease may hit women harder than men
Women make up nearly two-thirds of Alzheimer’s disease cases in the United States, and scientists have long tried to understand why.
Many people assumed the...
Doctors urged to treat high cholesterol earlier to prevent heart attacks and strokes
Doctors should begin treating high cholesterol earlier and more aggressively than in the past, according to a new medical perspective written by researchers from...
Why colon cancer stops responding to treatment so quickly
Scientists have made an important discovery about why some colorectal cancers quickly become resistant to treatment.
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer...
Can you drink coffee if you have high blood pressure?
Coffee has been part of human life for more than 600 years. Today, it is one of the most popular drinks in the world....
One week of breast cancer radiation works just as well as three weeks, study...
A major international breast cancer study has found that patients with early-stage breast cancer can safely receive just one week of radiotherapy instead of...