Some medicines used for anxiety, sleep problems, and other conditions can be especially risky for older adults with dementia ...

A popular group of diabetes medicines can protect the heart and kidneys, but a new study shows that one of their rare serious ...

Weight-loss surgery may do more than help people lose weight. New research suggests it can also improve menstrual cycles and some reproductive health problems in women living with obesity. Researchers ...

Ketamine can ease severe depression quickly in some people who have not improved with standard treatments. Now, researchers have found that its effects on the brains of older adults may continue ...

A prostate biopsy can tell doctors whether cancer is present, but deciding where to take tissue samples has traditionally been difficult. MRI scans are changing that by helping doctors see suspicious ...

Being diagnosed with dementia can bring many questions for a person and their family. One of the hardest is how long someone may live after the diagnosis. There is no single answer because dementia ...

When the internet feels slow, many people blame their internet plan. They may assume they need more bandwidth, which means the amount of data that can travel through a network each second. However, ...

High blood pressure often has no obvious cause, so many people need medicines for years to keep it under control. But in some patients, the problem comes from the adrenal glands, two small glands that ...

Astronomers have discovered an unusually hot giant planet with a highly stretched orbit, offering a rare chance to study how planets move and evolve. However, scientists may only be able to observe ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome is usually discussed in connection with periods, fertility and hormones. But a major U.S. study suggests the condition may also provide an early warning about a woman’s ...

A major Queensland study has found that people with serious mental health conditions continue to die much younger than other Australians. Although survival has improved over time, the life-expectancy ...

Every blood pressure reading contains two numbers, and both can reveal important information about heart health. New research suggests that age may influence how much attention doctors should give to ...