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Bird flu continues to spread across the United States and behave in uncanny ways…Read More

A popular diabetes drug may provide protection against skin cancers, a new study says…Read More

Health-risk behaviors such as binge drinking, drug use, and violence are common among college students. These issues are especially prevalent among first-year students living away from their families for the first time. According to the American Addiction Centers, nearly half of all college students would qualify for at least one substance use disorder…Read More

A study by researchers at Wayne State University links exposure to air pollution to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Their paper, published in the journal Diabetes, established a robust association between exposure to benzene, a prevalent airborne volatile organic compound, and insulin resistance in humans across all ages…Read More

A University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) study proves that the WIN55.212-2 drug protects the brain and reverses the initial cognitive damage caused by dementia…Read More

The evidence is clear: Alcohol can cause cancer. Earlier this month, US surgeon general Vivek Murthy, MD, issued an advisory, calling for alcoholic beverages to carry a warning label about cancer risk. The advisory flagged alcohol as the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States…Read More

Reproductive endocrinology researcher Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD, has been awarded a National Medal of Science for her pioneering work in preserving fertility for people with cancer, among other achievements. Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD Woodruff is the Michigan State University (MSU) research foundation professor in the Department of Obstetrics…Read More

The number of patients that family physicians see has declined, according to the latest report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) on the state of the healthcare workforce. This decline, which results from changing workforce dynamics, suggests the need for different approaches to medical care…Read More

New data link higher county-level radon exposure to gestational diabetes (GD) in women who haven’t previously given birth, emphasizing the need to consider environmental risks in maternal and fetal healthcare. Yijia Zhang, PhD, with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York…Read […]

The number of US adults who will develop dementia each year is projected to increase from approximately 514,000 in 2020 to about 1 million in 2060, new research shows.  In addition, the lifetime risk of developing dementia after age 55 is estimated at 42%. The research showed that the relative growth in dementia cases is […]