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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Trump regrets CT: Maintains his overuse of aspirin

U.S. President Donald Trump’s health has once again become the subject of public attention.

How AI is helping scientists design the next generation of RNA medicines

RNA drugs are a new type of medicine that treat disease by influencing how cells use genetic information, rather than by targeting symptoms alone.

Researchers identify key risk factors for kidney cancer

Kidney cancer often develops without clear warning signs, making everyday risk factors more important than most people realise.

How cold weather affects the body’s ability to fight infection

Colder temperatures do more than make us uncomfortable — they can quietly weaken the body’s natural defences against infection.

Why the brain slowly loses control of balance in multiple sclerosis

New research suggests that balance and coordination problems in multiple sclerosis may begin when key brain cells slowly run out of energy.

New blood test method shows promise for Alzheimer’s research

A new study suggests Alzheimer’s research may soon move beyond hospitals, using nothing more than a few drops of blood collected at home.