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.
Dementia can affect younger people – and the first signs may be physical
Dementia is often associated with memory loss and old age. However, the disease can also present itself in other ways in younger people.
Oat protein may have a positive effect on blood pressure and cholesterol
Oats are known for being healthy. Researchers are now examining a part of the grain that has so far received far less attention.
Bill Gates concerned about rising child mortality
After many years of progress, child mortality has risen again globally. New figures show that more children are now dying before the age of five.
New analysis: Hormone therapy does not increase the risk of dementia
A new review examines whether hormone therapy after menopause increases the risk of dementia, following many years of debate.
New research: Young blood affects Alzheimer’s in mice
A new mouse study suggests that factors in young blood may slow Alzheimer’s-like symptoms.
Less than seven hours of sleep linked to shorter lifespan
Many health recommendations focus on diet and exercise. New research, however, suggests that sleep plays a greater role than previously assumed.