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.
Sleep problems may increase the risk of dementia by 40 percent
New research suggests that sleep problems may increase the risk of dementia.
UK’s youngest known dementia patient dies aged 24
A rare diagnosis in a young adult has prompted renewed attention on how dementia can appear far earlier than many expect.
New study challenges the idea that Alzheimer’s is irreversible
New research suggests that correcting the brain’s energy balance could allow damaged cells to recover, challenging long-standing views on Alzheimer’s disease.
New study: Daylight from windows may benefit people with diabetes
Research suggests that something as ordinary as light from a window may play a role for people with diabetes.
How to find out whether you have irritable bowel syndrome
Abdominal pain and an unsettled stomach can take up more space in daily life than many people talk about.
New approach: Ultrasound may help destroy cancer tissue
Ultrasound has long been a familiar tool in healthcare. Now the technology is taking on a new and more active role in the treatment of cancer.