What you need to know about alcohol-related liver disease
Drinking too much alcohol can seriously harm your liver, an organ that plays a key role in keeping your body healthy.
Around the world, liver...
1 in 5 older adults faces dangerous infection after heart surgery
A pair of new studies from Michigan Medicine has revealed that one in five older adults develops an infection within six months of heart...
A new way to boost chemotherapy power in lung cancer treatment
Chemotherapy is a common way to treat lung cancer, but it can also weaken the immune system that helps control the disease.
Now, scientists have...
Using cannabis to cope with pain or trauma can lead to paranoia
A new study from King's College London and the University of Bath has found that people who use cannabis to cope with problems like...
50% of people with diabetes are undiagnosed worldwide
Diabetes is a growing global health issue, and a new study has found that many people with the condition are still not diagnosed or...
New glass-like technology could revolutionize organ freezing
Cryopreservation—the science of preserving living tissues by cooling them to very low temperatures—may sound like something from a science fiction movie.
But researchers have been...
Can beta blockers protect you after a heart attack?
A major new study has found that beta blockers—common heart medications—do not benefit patients who have had a mild heart attack with normal heart...
FDA-approved drug could treat alcohol use disorder and pain
A preclinical study from scientists at Scripps Research finds that a drug already FDA-approved for treating inflammatory conditions may help reduce both alcohol intake...
Study finds new cause of Alzheimer’s disease
For many years, scientists have focused on two harmful proteins, called A-beta and tau, when studying Alzheimer’s disease.
These proteins form sticky clumps in the...
Blue, green, brown, or something in between – the science of eye color explained
You’re introduced to someone and your attention catches on their eyes.
They might be a rich, earthy brown, a pale blue, or the rare green...