Sweat-powered sticker could turn your coffee cup into a health tracker
Imagine checking your vitamin levels just by holding your morning coffee or orange juice—no needles, no batteries, and no extra effort.
Engineers at the University...
Early lung cancer testing could detect COPD
A new study suggests that testing lung function earlier in life could help find people at risk of developing serious lung diseases like chronic...
Can lower income increase your dementia risk?
A new study has found that people with lower incomes and those from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups are more likely to have...
It’s safe to delay some heart stent procedures in a heart attack, study finds
When someone has a heart attack, doctors need to act fast. A heart attack happens when a coronary artery—one of the blood vessels supplying...
Childhood high blood pressure doubles in 20 years, putting millions at risk
A major global study has found that the number of children and teenagers with high blood pressure has nearly doubled between 2000 and 2020.
This...
New drug could reduce ‘bad’ cholesterol by 60%, prevent heart attacks without injections
A new pill developed by the drug company Merck may soon help millions of people lower their cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart...
These weight-loss drugs may protect the heart, study finds
Injectable weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro may do more than help people shed pounds—they may also protect the heart.
A new study by...
Two prostate cancer drugs can help treat blood cancer, study finds
Two drugs originally approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating prostate cancer may also help fight a very different disease:...
First-ever oral drug could prevent frontotemporal dementia
A new oral treatment is offering hope for people at risk of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a serious brain disease that currently has no approved...
Simple painkiller may stop deadly pancreatic cancer from spreading
The pancreas is a small but important organ in the body. It helps with digestion and controls blood sugar levels.
Sadly, it is also the...