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:...

Can Diabetes Cause Bone Fracture?

Type 2 diabetes is usually associated with blood sugar, heart disease and kidney problems, but it can also affect the risk of broken bones. Strangely,...

Could Chewing Gum Help Fight Cancer?

Chewing gum is usually sold for fresh breath or flavor, but scientists are exploring a far more ambitious use for it. A research team led...

Adult Brains May Retain a Treatment Window in Autism

A common assumption about developmental brain conditions is that treatment must happen very early, before the brain finishes its major stages of development. A new...

Many Alzheimer’s Patients Struggle With 15 Brain-Health Goals

A person who agrees to receive an Alzheimer’s drug by infusion every two weeks might seem likely to do almost anything else that could...

Blood Test Shows How Dirty Air May Raise Lung Cancer Risk

People cannot always see the pollution they breathe, but a new study suggests that long-term exposure may leave traces inside the blood. Scientists found changes...