Body

Beer, wine or spirits? one drink was linked to a surprising health benefit

The type of drink you choose may matter more than how much you pour, a 13-year study of 340,000 adults suggests.

One extra year in school could change your dementia risk

The twist is who seems to have gained the most, and it is not the group most people would expect.

Your Alzheimer’s blood test could be wrong: Here’s what scientists found

Current blood tests can light up for the wrong reasons, and researchers say one extra step may finally close that gap.

Taking blood pressure pills? This common mistake could cost you the benefits

The pills do their job, but a very ordinary habit slowly chips away at the protection they offer.

What the color of your stool can reveal about your liver and gut health

The color your body produces every day carries quiet clues about your liver, gallbladder and gut, but only some shifts are urgent.

Beer, wine or spirits? one drink was linked to a surprising health benefit

The type of drink you choose may matter more than how much you pour, a 13-year study of 340,000 adults suggests.

One extra year in school could change your dementia risk

The twist is who seems to have gained the most, and it is not the group most people would expect.

Your Alzheimer’s blood test could be wrong: Here’s what scientists found

Current blood tests can light up for the wrong reasons, and researchers say one extra step may finally close that gap.

Taking blood pressure pills? This common mistake could cost you the benefits

The pills do their job, but a very ordinary habit slowly chips away at the protection they offer.

A skin patch that warns of a diabetes emergency hours before symptoms appear

A single skin sensor can now warn people with diabetes before a life-threatening emergency builds.

How you think about getting older could decide whether your body and mind actually improve

A Yale study of more than 11,000 older adults found nearly half actually improved over 12 years.

On Jardiance or Farxiga? Three factors may sharply raise your risk of a serious complication

A large Scandinavian study pinpoints who is most vulnerable to a hard-to-spot side effect.

One urine sample caught 92% of bladder cancers, sparing patients the scope

An at-home urine test picked up more than nine in ten bladder cancers in a UK hospital trial.

A new calculator may help more heart failure patients finally get the treatment they need

A tool unveiled at ESC Congress 2026 puts personalized side-effect estimates in front of doctors.

Your waist measurement may catch health risks that your BMI quietly misses

In 1,900 U.S. adults, waist circumference caught far more true obesity than BMI, and matched a newer, more complex framework.