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HOUSTON – In a discovery that challenges fundamental assumptions about the brain, researchers have found unexpected bacterial deposits inside brain tumors, potentially influencing how these cancers grow and evade treatment. The brain has long been considered a sterile environment, shielded ...

VIENNA, Austria – In the rapidly evolving field of obesity treatment, a new contender has emerged that aims not just to suppress appetite, but to fundamentally reprogram the body’s metabolism. Presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for ...

NEW ORLEANS – A new study suggests a personalized approach to vitamin D supplementation could be a breakthrough for heart disease patients. Researchers found that tailoring vitamin D doses to achieve specific blood levels reduced the risk of a subsequent ...

That morning rush out the door without eating might be costing you more than you realize. While we’ve long heard that breakfast is important, emerging evidence suggests that consistently skipping it could have serious consequences for your long-term health. A ...

We’ve long known the usual suspects behind heart disease: high cholesterol, genetics, smoking. But what if a key accomplice has been hiding in your mouth this whole time? New research is turning a sharp eye toward an unexpected player in ...

For millions, it’s a silent threat, a creeping number on a medical chart that quietly builds pressure on the body’s most vital systems. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a relentless driver of cardiovascular disease. But in the fight to ...

The fever breaks, but the fatigue settles in like a permanent fog. The joints ache, the mind feels clouded, and the classic bull’s-eye rash—the one textbook sign of Lyme disease—never appeared. For a growing number of people, this is the ...

Anxiety disorders affect nearly 4% of the world’s population, with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) being one of the most common and debilitating forms. Despite a range of therapies — from antidepressants to psychotherapy — about half of patients do not ...

For decades, the fight against Alzheimer’s has been a race against a clock that starts ticking in secret. The disease begins its silent, relentless work of dismantling the brain up to 20 years before the first noticeable memory lapse, the ...

We’ve been told for years that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But now, researchers are asking a different question: When exactly should that meal happen? A compelling new study suggests that the timing of your first ...