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Alzheimer’s disease now affects over 7 million Americans, a new report from the Alzheimer’s Association shows. The report warns the number is rising quickly and urges more focus on early …

President Donald Trump said Monday that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has early-stage breast cancer. He said her prognosis is “excellent” and that she will continue working during …

New research has revealed an early, hidden phase of Alzheimer’s disease, offering key insights into how the brain is damaged before memory loss and other symptoms appear.  This finding could …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new blood test developed by Guardant Health to detect colorectal cancer. The test, named Shield, provides a less invasive and …

Nearly one in three American teenagers already has prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, according to a new study analyzing federal health data. Researchers reviewed data from the Centers for Disease …

Sepsis, a dangerous immune response to infection, is now the leading cause of childhood death worldwide. It claims more than 3.4 million young lives every year.  According to the Sepsis …

Researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have developed a promising new way to detect prostate cancer using urine, a breakthrough that could reduce the need for invasive biopsies. The test, …

Lung cancer has long been linked to cigarette smoking, but new research highlights a growing trend that challenges this assumption. Increasingly, non-smokers—particularly younger women—are being diagnosed with the disease, and …

A new report from the RAND Corporation identifies key risk factors for dementia, highlighting signs that can appear as early as age 60 and predict the likelihood of developing cognitive …

A new study from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) has revealed that pregnancy causes major changes in the female brain.  These findings could help researchers better understand postpartum …