Health

Researchers think declines in lifetime lead exposure in the U.S. and Canada may explain why rates of dementia in these countries are falling, and they call for future research into links between lead and Alzheimer’s....Read More

A review of 14 clinical trials found that the technique, in which needles are inserted into the skin, and a related “traditional medicine” approach called acupressure, “significantly” reduced cancer pain....Read More

A study published in the journal Hypertension has found people who spent 49 or more hours per week on the job were 70 percent more likely than those who work 35 hours or less to have...

Nearly half of all Americans will be obese within the next 10 years, a new analysis has found....Read More

A study in the Journal of the American Heart Association has found that many heavy drinkers have higher levels of three key biomarkers that indicate elevated risk for heart tissue damage....Read More

Fenfluramine, once part of the product marketed as Fen-Phen, given at low doses appears safe and effective for Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy, according to a clinical trial....Read More

A study published Tuesday in PLOS Medicine suggests that gun homicide rates are higher in areas where poverty is high and the chances of working one’s way up the socioeconomic ladder are low....Read More

The number of deaths attributed to opioid abuse in the United States increased by 500 percent between 2000 and 2017, according to a study linking nearly 50,000 deaths per year to opioid-based painkillers....Read More

The results of a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism suggest that a child’s weight may impact how their healthcare professionals interpret routine blood tests....Read More

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine may have identified a new weapon against these deadly bugs, using the powerful CRISPR gene editing tool, called Pro-AG....Read More