Could common drugs change the way cancer treatments work?
Immunotherapy is changing the way we treat cancer. Instead of using harsh drugs like chemotherapy that harm both cancer and healthy cells, immunotherapy works...
New light-based test may diagnose and monitor gut disease faster
A new light-based test may offer a faster and less invasive way to detect and monitor inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic condition that...
How to lower your risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a condition that affects the brain and causes memory loss, confusion, and difficulty with everyday tasks.
It is one of the most...
New drug may reverse liver scarring
Researchers at McMaster University have shared exciting results from early studies on a new drug that could help treat and even reverse liver fibrosis....
How poor oral health may increase dementia risk
Poor oral health may increase the risk of dementia through both biological and social mechanisms, according to researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo.
In...
Late-night eating may cause the most common liver disease
Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that the most common liver disease in the world, known as MASLD (Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver...
Meth overdose deaths have exploded everywhere in the U.S.
Once considered mostly a local problem in the western United States, methamphetamine-related overdose deaths have now become a nationwide crisis.
A new study shows that...
Why blood pressure cuffs can give wrong readings
Blood pressure is one of the most common measurements in healthcare, yet the standard method used—cuff-based blood pressure readings—may not be as reliable as...
How one simple heart scan could save your life
A simple heart scan that checks for calcium buildup in the arteries might do more than just help doctors predict heart attacks.
It could also...
A simple blood test may predict lung cancer treatment outcomes
Researchers at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute have made an exciting discovery that could change how lung cancer is treated.
They found that a...