Diseases
How eating too much sugar affects your liver and raises fatty liver risk
Fructose goes straight to your liver, and too much of it can quietly build up as fat.
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
How eating too much sugar affects your liver and raises fatty liver risk
Fructose goes straight to your liver, and too much of it can quietly build up as fat.
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.
Hospice nurse reveals the subtle signs that someone may be nearing the final days
A hospice nurse shares the subtle signs the body shows in its final days—and why understanding them can bring unexpected peace.
Why you get food poisoning – and how to prevent it
In many cases, stomach cramps or nausea after eating have a more specific, and often preventable, cause.
10-minute test can reveal the cause of your high blood pressure
A fast imaging test may help identify why some patients don’t respond to standard hypertension treatments.
Experts clarify how frequently you should monitor your blood pressure
Regular home monitoring is becoming a key tool in spotting high blood pressure early.
Diet shift helped one woman cut her cholesterol by 15 percent
A Reddit user saw a noticeable improvement in her cholesterol after shifting most of her meals toward specific foods.
Study identifies cellular process that could change cholesterol treatment
New findings suggest that the body’s own immune cells may play a bigger role in clearing cholesterol than previously understood.