Free fatty acids in the blood are linked with higher rates of estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer in obese postmenopausal women,…
New cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins
A new class of oral cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins due to side effects.
Democracy linked to global health gains in low-, middle-income countries
A new study suggests that a better way to measure the role of democracy in public health is to examine…
Blood test to diagnose heart attacks is flawed, warn researchers
The blood test used to diagnose a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) in patients admitted to hospital can be misleading,…
Barbara Low, Whose Research Identified the Shape of Penicillin, Dies at 98
Her work with Dorothy Hodgkin unleashed a bonanza of lifesaving antibiotics and gave other female scientists a foothold in a…
Anticoagulation-Related Nephropathy: The most common diagnosis you’ve never heard of
Anticoagulation-related nephropathy might just be the most common diagnosis you’ve never heard of. Formerly known as warfarin-induced nephropathy, until it…
America’s Health Care System is Broken: What Went Wrong and How We Can Fix It. Part 2: Health Insurance
Unlike most western democracies, health insurance in the United States is provided by a haphazard mix of employer-based plans, Medicare…
Early-life exposure to microbiota restricts colon cancer later in life, study finds
Exposure to microbiota, or microorganisms such as bacteria, in the early stages of life plays a crucial role in establishing…
Having great-grandparents, cousins with Alzheimer’s linked to higher risk
Having a parent with Alzheimer’s disease has been known to raise a person’s risk of developing the disease, but new…
Infants’ advances in speech processing play role in language-cognition link
A new study provides the first evidence that infants’ increasingly precise perceptual tuning to the sounds of their native language…