Your Sleeping Brain Could Reveal Future Dementia Risk
Dementia affects millions of families around the world and becomes more common as people grow older.
Doctors have effective ways to diagnose dementia after memory...
A Soft Patch Could Change How We Treat Sleep
For people with chronic sleep problems, treatment often means medication, behavioral therapy or changes in daily habits.
Researchers in Texas are exploring a very different...
A New Way to Stop Lung Cancer Before It Starts
Lung cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers in the world.
Smoking is its biggest cause, but people who have never smoked can also develop...
Weight Loss Drugs May Do More Than Cut Weight
Medicines first developed to improve blood sugar control have quickly changed the treatment of obesity.
Now scientists are finding that GLP-1 drugs may affect far...
Cancer-Fighting Gum Targets Harmful Mouth Microbes
A specially designed chewing gum could one day become an unusual tool in the fight against some head and neck cancers.
Researchers at the University...
Poor Kidney Function May Increase Vision Loss in Older People
A new review suggests that healthy kidneys may play an important role in protecting eyesight as people age.
Scientists found that people with chronic kidney...
Scientists Find Fast, Needle-Free Way to Stop Cavities
Cavities in young children are often treated only after they become painful, but a new study suggests there may be a much simpler solution.
Researchers...
Why Cholesterol Drugs Statins Can Cause Muscle Problems
Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and statins are one of the best tools doctors have for lowering that...
Can a Diabetes Pill Help Treat Alcohol Addiction?
Scientists may have discovered an unexpected new use for one of today's best-known diabetes and weight-loss medicines.
A new clinical trial suggests that oral semaglutide...
Taking Stairs Could Lower Early Death Risk
A healthier heart may sometimes be only a staircase away.
A large analysis led by researchers at the University of East Anglia suggests that people...