Diseases
These common conditions may predict Alzheimer’s up to 10 years before symptoms
Common problems like high blood pressure and poor sleep may signal risk long before memory slips.
Diseases
Researchers warn of misleading social media posts about Alzheimer’s blood tests
A new study shows how Alzheimer’s disease is portrayed on social media and highlights important information that is often missing.
Diseases
A short course of immunotherapy before surgery kept bowel cancer from returning
A UK trial swapped standard chemotherapy for a short course of pembrolizumab, and none of the 32 patients has relapsed.
Diseases
A new scan could help millions of men avoid an unnecessary prostate biopsy
The scan found 91 percent of dangerous tumors and correctly cleared most men who didn't need a biopsy at all.
Diseases
Following these 8 habits may cut your risk of dying from cancer, large study suggests
New research in more than 28,000 cancer patients links healthy lifestyle habits to lower death risk.
Diseases
These common conditions may predict Alzheimer’s up to 10 years before symptoms
Common problems like high blood pressure and poor sleep may signal risk long before memory slips.
Diseases
Researchers warn of misleading social media posts about Alzheimer’s blood tests
A new study shows how Alzheimer’s disease is portrayed on social media and highlights important information that is often missing.
Diseases
A short course of immunotherapy before surgery kept bowel cancer from returning
A UK trial swapped standard chemotherapy for a short course of pembrolizumab, and none of the 32 patients has relapsed.
Diseases
A new scan could help millions of men avoid an unnecessary prostate biopsy
The scan found 91 percent of dangerous tumors and correctly cleared most men who didn't need a biopsy at all.
How early-life factors may shape colon cancer risk decades later
Doctors are uncovering evidence that colon cancer risk may begin far earlier in life than previously believed.
Lumps and swellings: when to seek medical advice
Most people notice a small lump or swelling on their body at some point. Often it disappears, and nothing more comes of it. But...
Genetic predisposition to blood sugar spikes may increase Alzheimer’s risk by 69 percent
New research points to a possible link between blood sugar levels and dementia.
Lifelong alcohol consumption increases the risk of colorectal cancer
New research findings suggest that total alcohol consumption over an entire adult lifetime may play a decisive role in increasing cancer risk.
Donald Trump dismisses fears of Alzheimer’s despite family history of the disease
Donald Trump has rejected concerns about Alzheimer’s, even though the disease affected his father.
New study: AI improves early detection of breast cancer
New AI technology is playing an increasingly important role in healthcare. A major study shows how it can have concrete significance for breast cancer patients.