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.

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.

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.

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.

New compound offers breakthrough in tuberculosis treatment

A groundbreaking compound may finally give doctors the upper hand against drug-resistant tuberculosis, offering safer and shorter treatments.

Study finds the eyes reflect the body’s biological age

Scientists have found that the eyes may hold powerful clues to how quickly your body is aging.

New study found that exposure to artificial light can harm the heart

Artificial light makes city life possible, but new evidence suggests that exposure to it at night may harm the heart.

Study finds higher hospitalization and death rates in long-term melatonin users

A new American Heart Association study suggests that long-term melatonin use for sleep may significantly increase the risk of heart failure, hospitalization, and death.

New study: Blood test reveals how fast your organs are aging

A new scientific breakthrough may soon let doctors measure how old your organs truly are using just a single test.

New study finds no link between Covid-19 vaccines and long-term symptoms

Headache, fatigue, and muscle pain are common complaints after vaccination. But are these symptoms truly caused by the vaccine, or are other factors involved?