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.
Expectations may influence a vaccine’s effect, new study shows
A new study examines whether the brain’s response to expectations can be measured in the body’s immune response.
New study: Statins may extend life for more people with diabetes
Prevention plays an important role in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, and new research suggests that medication may be a way forward.
Elon Musk’s brain chip makes robot arms move
A trial involving Elon Musk’s brain chip shows that thoughts can control a robot arm, but the technology is still at an experimental stage.
New study: Blood test can predict the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment
Researchers have identified a method that can determine the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment earlier than is currently possible.
Vacuuming may be linked to lower mortality
New research suggests that ordinary light activities may play a greater role in health than many people realize.
Mother and daughter both diagnosed with blood cancer – here are the symptoms
A mother and her daughter illustrate how difficult it can be to detect the symptoms of blood cancer, which both were diagnosed with.