Fighting dementia could be as easy as the shingles vaccine
A relatively mundane middle-aged rite of passage — shingles vaccination — might offer an added benefit: protection against…
Blocking platelet-activating factor reduces liver damage in cirrhosis
Researchers from Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) in Spain have identified an effective strategy to reduce structural…
Health ministry panel agrees to raise medical fee caps, but with refined approach
A health ministry panel discussing medical fee limits for high-cost treatments has agreed to raise such caps from…
The Role of Doctors Is Changing Forever
Historically, medicine’s power rested on a specific kind of cultural authority—the ability to determine not only what diseases…
Ants show new promise as a source of powerful antibiotics
Has a crucial component to the development of human medicine been hiding under our feet? Auburn University Assistant…
How diabetes medications may influence cancer risk and progression
Diabetes, particularly Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM), has been linked to an increased risk of various cancers, including liver,…
Study finds a new protein target against KRAS-driven non-small cell lung cancer
Lung cancer is the second-most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in the United States.…
Trinity University, SwRI developing nasal spray treatment to combat PTSD
SAN ANTONIO – Researchers with Trinity University and the Southwest Research Institute are working on treating PTSD with…
NHS fruit juice warning to millions on statins, amlodipine and anxiety meds in UK
Patients who have been prescribed certain types of these common drugs should be aware of the risks 09:09,…
After Bootstrapping To An $80M Acquisition, This Entrepreneur Is Tackling Healthcare Next
Hundred Health launches this week in hopes of using AI to better translate medical data into actionable steps…
Blood-based biomarkers and the new landscape of Alzheimer’s research
For much of the past century, Alzheimer’s disease has been one of medicine’s most daunting frontiers – biologically…
Scientists create light-controlled versions of cholesterol
High levels of cholesterol are linked to heart disease, stroke, and many other health problems. However, this complex…