Given the devastating toll of Alzheimer’s disease and the expectation that cases and deaths from the disease will continue to rise as the elderly population grows in the U.S., researchers focus significant effort toward improving our understanding of the disease and finding new ways for physicians to treat it. Thus far, no disease-modifying therapy … [Read more...]
Can Blood Pressure Control Help With Alzheimer’s Disease?
How Does Alcohol Affect Colorectal Cancer Risk?
Alcohol consumption has been linked to several cancers and other health conditions, leading to medical recommendations to refrain from drinking alcohol or to keep alcohol consumption low. A prospective cohort study on more than 250,000 people that investigates the relationship between alcohol consumption and colorectal cancer has been … [Read more...]
Avoiding Antibiotic Resistance Requires Messaging Focused on Harm to Individuals
The risks of antibiotic resistance have long been recognized, and public health organizations have made significant efforts to help us avoid growing antibiotic resistance through public education campaigns that tend to emphasize how misuse of antibiotics can harm society. However, there has been little research into the effectiveness of most of … [Read more...]
New Data Comparing the Effects of Specific Cancer Therapies in Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide. Emerging research is demonstrating the power of genetic testing to help us target therapies to the specific needs of subpopulations of patients rather than attempt to deploy one-size-fits-all therapeutics. New research published in BMC Cancer contributes to this growing picture by comparing the … [Read more...]
Migraine Drug Shown for First Time to Provide Long-Term Benefits to Patients
The drug erenumab has been shown to reduce the frequency of migraines and improve migraine patients’ quality of life in studies that have lasted between 3 and 12 months. However, there has thus far been little research on the long-term effects of this particular therapeutic strategy. Treating migraine is known to be a complex challenge, and people … [Read more...]