Diseases
A new clue to why some babies arrive too early has been found in the immune system
Scientists tracking thousands of pregnant women found something in the blood weeks before anything else looked out of place.
Diseases
7 everyday habits that may quietly be raising your risk of liver damage
The habits adding up on your liver are often not the ones you would guess, and most never involve a drink.
Diseases
Brain bleed history no longer means ruling out blood thinners for AFib, new data suggests
For years, doctors have faced a wrenching trade-off when atrial fibrillation strikes someone who has already bled into the brain.
Diseases
Air pollution may be quietly raising your blood sugar even if you don’t have diabetes
A large European study tracked more than 21,000 adults and traced a surprise influence on blood sugar that no diet or workout can cancel out.
Diseases
Two drugs you may have in your medicine cabinet just entered an Alzheimer’s trial
Researchers want to shortcut a search that has moved painfully slowly for years, and they are starting with two surprisingly familiar medicines.
Diseases
A new clue to why some babies arrive too early has been found in the immune system
Scientists tracking thousands of pregnant women found something in the blood weeks before anything else looked out of place.
Diseases
7 everyday habits that may quietly be raising your risk of liver damage
The habits adding up on your liver are often not the ones you would guess, and most never involve a drink.
Diseases
Brain bleed history no longer means ruling out blood thinners for AFib, new data suggests
For years, doctors have faced a wrenching trade-off when atrial fibrillation strikes someone who has already bled into the brain.
Diseases
Air pollution may be quietly raising your blood sugar even if you don’t have diabetes
A large European study tracked more than 21,000 adults and traced a surprise influence on blood sugar that no diet or workout can cancel out.
Using a sauna 4-7 times a week may cut fatal heart disease risk by half
The strongest effect only showed up at a certain weekly dose, and the length of each session seemed to matter as much.
Cancer under 50 is climbing in more types than you would expect, and obesity is not the only driver
Scientists are seeing more cancer cases in people in their 30s and 40s, and the usual explanations only go so far.
Scientists tracked 427 lives for 47 years and pinpointed when your fitness starts to slip
The age may feel younger than you expected, and the finding on exercise is honest rather than reassuring.
Lung cancer deaths fell 52% in men, and experts say you can keep lowering your risk
A twenty-year shift has quietly rewritten the outlook on the deadliest cancer in the country.
A new epilepsy diagnosis in midlife may carry a six-fold higher risk of early dementia
A new comparison of French and Swedish health records points to a sharper link than many doctors had previously tracked.
After a first blood clot, morning coffee was linked to half the risk of a second
Norwegian researchers followed more than 2,000 clot survivors for years, and one simple everyday habit kept standing out.