Birth control in Africa: Study tracks the use of long-acting contraception in 26 countries

New groundbreaking results from a clinical trial reinforce the critical importance of personalized medicine in hypertension care.

Research has revealed a new mechanism within cancer cells that could be exploited to treat glioblastoma—one of the deadliest types of brain tumors.

Modest amounts of medical debt in collections persist for years after cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Oncology.

A new study has revealed the most important factors for aging positively, according to the lived experiences and views of older adults in England.

Back pain is common, but several myths about it persist. Meghan Murphy, M.D., a neurosurgeon at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, describes eight of them and provides the facts.

Replacing time spent watching TV with other activities can help prevent depressive disorder in middle-aged adults, revealed a new study in European Psychiatry, published on behalf of the European Psychiatric Association by Cambridge University Press. The effects were less pronounced in older and younger adults.

September is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month, a time to take action against a disease that affects more than 10 million Americans and is the largest cause of nontraumatic amputations in the United States. That's why the PAD Pulse Alliance, a coalition of leading medical societies dedicated to improving vascular health, is urging patients, providers, and policymakers to act through its Get a Pulse on PAD Campaign.

A critical program supporting healthy communities in Illinois and across the country took a devastating hit on July 4 when HR1, the federal budget reconciliation bill, was passed and signed into law. In addition to slashing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as food stamps), the bill eliminated funding altogether for SNAP's companion program, SNAP-Education, which works with community partners to educate SNAP-eligible families and individuals on obesity prevention, healthy foods, active lifestyles, and stretching food dollars.

Scientists have found a way to stop brain cancer cells spreading by essentially 'freezing' a key molecule in the brain.

Heart rate is one of the most basic and important indicators of health, providing a snapshot into a person's physical activity, stress and anxiety, hydration level, and more.

Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have discovered a potentially powerful weapon in the fight against head and neck cancers. The new drug, still in preclinical studies, attacks cancer cells from within by damaging their mitochondria, the cells' energy factories.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, it is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women.

A Korean research team has reported that artificial intelligence (AI) used in mammography missed 14% of invasive breast cancers, the type where delayed diagnosis can directly impact patient survival.

Celebrity chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay revealed he had surgery to remove basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer, from his jawline.

Researchers at Tsukuba University in Japan report that memories acquired while awake are stored in a more permanent form (called memory consolidation) during the REM stage of sleep, and that this process requires the reactivation of only a few specialized neurons involved in memory formation. They found that three of these neurons are crucial for memory consolidation during REM sleep.

A multinational collaboration of researchers report that psychiatric spousal resemblance across nine psychiatric disorders appears consistent and persists across birth cohorts for roughly 90 years in a sample of over 14 million.

Scientific breakthroughs often emerge from unexpected and unlikely places. The development of penicillin was an accident, Velcro was inspired by plant burrs and multiple cancer treatments have been developed from sea sponges.

Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have discovered that human cells operate a sophisticated, synchronized traffic control system that actively monitors nutrient availability and precisely controls cellular energy balance and blood sugar levels. This finding challenges long-held assumptions about how cells sense and respond to changing nutrient levels—and offers a promising new target for treating diabetes and cancer.