Many people in the United States take medications called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to treat heartburn and acid reflux.

Scientists at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute have developed a new molecule called JM2 that could change how doctors treat glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of ...

They found that a drug called N-acetylcysteine, or NAC, can help reduce pain in patients who have had surgery—especially spinal surgery. The best part? NAC is already approved by the U.S. Food and ...

The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet, co-developed by researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, has been named the second-best overall diet and the top heart-healthy ...

Small enough to fit in your palm, the tool can quickly identify toxic E. coli bacteria in just minutes—potentially saving lives and preventing millions of illnesses each year. coli, a bacterium ...

This type of “twisted” light, called an optical vortex, is no ordinary beam. Because it spirals as it moves, it can carry much more information than regular light, making it a promising tool for ...

Scientists at UC San Francisco and Gladstone Institutes have discovered that two cancer drugs may help reverse changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer’s disease.

The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, looked at nearly 500 research papers and showed that a heart-healthy lifestyle can improve brain function, vision, hearing, ...

When people talk about brain diseases like Alzheimer’s or stroke, they usually think about neurons—the brain cells ...

Three new studies presented at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s 22nd Annual Meeting suggest that medications like ...

New research from Denmark shows that people recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes can lower their risk of death and serious ...

New research has found that air pollution—including car exhaust and smoke from burning wood—raises the risk of developing ...