Monkeys on Very-Low-Cal Diet Lived Longer, Healthier Lives
2014-04-01
Jury is still out on whether such regimens could do the same for humans, experts sayContinue Reading
Scientists Make Gene Discovery in Lou Gehrig’s Disease
2014-04-01
Finding may advance understanding of fatal, degenerative conditionContinue Reading
Stem Cells May Rejuvenate Failing Hearts, Study Suggests
2014-03-31
Researchers found injecting them into damaged tissue improved organ’s ability to pump bloodContinue Reading
Aspirin May Not Protect Heart After Non-Cardiac Surgeries: Study
2014-03-31
Just as many heart attacks, more serious bleeding seen if patients took aspirin around time of operationContinue Reading
More Evidence Weight-Loss Surgery Helps People With Diabetes
2014-03-31
One-third of gastric-bypass patients kept type 2 diabetes under control without meds during three-year studyContinue Reading
Preventive Steroids May Not Improve Heart Bypass Surgery Results
2014-03-31
Common practice might instead cause harm, study findsContinue Reading
Blood Test Shows Promise for Gauging Heart Attack Risk After Chest Pain
2014-03-30
More study is needed, but the screening method measures levels of a chemical signal tied to heart damageContinue Reading
Space Travel Alters Shape of Human Heart, Study Reports
2014-03-29
Finding could help scientists protect astronauts, and also might benefit some patients on EarthContinue Reading
Mice Study Sees Link Between Gut Bacteria, Immune Cell Production
2014-03-28
Role of antibiotics in reducing beneficial microbes also highlightedContinue Reading
FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Approval of At-Home Colon Cancer Test
2014-03-28
DNA analysis of stool boosts accuracy rate of Cologuard to more than 90 percent, researchers sayContinue Reading