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August 9, 2026
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Aug. 4, 2026 Chemotherapy-surviving ovarian cancer cells may release fructose to help neighboring tumor cells loosen, escape, and spread. The discovery suggests that sugary diets and cholesterol-lowering drugs could influence cancer progression, though the ...
Aug. 1, 2026 Scientists have identified an immune response that may explain why statins cause muscle pain, weakness, and exercise intolerance in some people. The finding could eventually lead to treatments that protect muscles while preserving the drugs’ ...
July 2, 2026 Scientists at the University of Oxford have created a calculator that predicts a person's individual risk of serious muscle disorders from statin medications. Their analysis found that more than 98% ...
Feb. 15, 2026 A massive review of 23 randomized trials found that statins do not cause the vast majority of side effects listed on their labels. Memory problems, depression, sleep issues, weight gain, and many other symptoms appeared just as often in people ...
Jan. 31, 2026 Statins are a cornerstone of heart health, but muscle pain and weakness cause many patients to quit taking them. Scientists have now identified the precise molecular trigger behind these side effects. They found that statins jam open a critical ...
Jan. 28, 2026 Cancer immunotherapy has been a game-changer, but many tumors still find ways to slip past the immune system. New research reveals a hidden trick: cancer cells can package the immune-blocking protein PD-L1 into tiny particles that circulate through ...
Jan. 15, 2026 New research suggests statins may protect adults with type 2 diabetes regardless of how low their predicted heart risk appears. In a large UK study, statin use was linked to fewer deaths and major cardiac events across all risk levels. Even those ...
Jan. 14, 2026 A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness. Researchers found that certain statins can latch onto a key muscle protein and trigger a tiny but harmful calcium leak inside ...
July 30, 2025 Potent statins are the best-proven weapon against heart disease, especially when paired with lifestyle changes. Most people aren’t active enough—and many are underdiagnosed—so starting treatment strong is ...
June 25, 2025 Keeping sex on the schedule may be its own menopause medicine: among 900 women aged 40-79, those active in the last three months reported far less dryness, pain, and irritation, while orgasm and overall satisfaction stayed rock-solid despite dips in ...
Apr. 23, 2025 Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who were taking cholesterol-lowering statin medications at the start of their cancer treatment had a 61% lower risk of dying from their cancer compared to similar ...
Apr. 14, 2025 Patients who receive an add-on medication soon after a heart attack have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive it later, or not all, new research ...
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Mar. 14, 2026 Cambridge scientists have discovered a light-powered chemical reaction that lets researchers modify complex drug molecules at the final stages of ...
Mar. 20, 2025 Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease -- aortic valve stenosis -- progresses differently in males and ...
Mar. 10, 2025 A landmark study reveals that bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition affecting nearly a third of women worldwide and causing infertility, premature ...
Feb. 20, 2025 A new study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and ...
Jan. 27, 2025 Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team has ...
Jan. 14, 2025 Researchers discover novel targets for bladder cancer therapeutics and demonstrate that a new combination of existing drugs, including statins, blocks tumor growth in ...
Oct. 16, 2024 Researchers have detected a human genetic variant that influences the sex ratio of children. Additionally, they found that many hidden genetic ...
Aug. 27, 2024 Researchers are calling for general practitioners to take a more proactive approach towards addressing erectile dysfunction (ED) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), in light of new findings ...
July 30, 2024 If current guidelines for cholesterol and high blood pressure treatment remain unchanged, a newly unveiled heart risk calculator would render 16 million people ineligible for preventive therapy. Loss ...
June 11, 2024 If national guidelines are revised to incorporate a new risk equation, about 40% fewer people could meet criteria for cholesterol-lowering statins to ...
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June 10, 2024 A study has revealed that fine particulate matter from 1980 to 2020 was associated with approximately 135 million premature deaths ...
Apr. 26, 2024 A study in more than 3,000 US counties, with 315 million residents, has suggested that air pollution is linked with stress and depression, putting under-65-year-olds at increased risk of dying from ...
Apr. 10, 2024 Researchers have discovered the connection between aldehydes, organic compounds produced by cells as part of metabolic processes, and rapid aging. Their findings indicate a potential treatment for ...
Feb. 7, 2024 The drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction may also be associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research. The study does not prove that erectile dysfunction ...
Genetic Variants Underlying Male Bisexual Behavior, Risk-Taking Linked to More Children, Study Shows
Jan. 3, 2024 Because same-sex sexual behavior does not result in offspring, evolutionary biologists have long wondered how the genes associated with this behavior have persisted in the human genome, and whether ...
Dec. 20, 2023 Blood fat-lowering statins could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, at least for some patients. But the researchers are cautious in their interpretations and see the results as a first ...
Nov. 30, 2023 Skin-to-skin contact between parent and infant during the first hours after a very premature birth helps develop the child's social skills. The study also shows that fathers may play a more ...
Nov. 16, 2023 From heart beats to stomach gurgles, sounds hold important health information. New wireless devices sit on skin to continuously capture these sounds, then stream data to smartphones or tablets in ...
Nov. 14, 2023 Two new studies have given further weight to the benefits of delayed cord clamping, finding waiting for at least 2 minutes to clamp the umbilical cord of premature babies at birth could decrease the ...
Nov. 13, 2023 The odds of prescribing the appropriate dose of statins -- a medicine used to lower 'bad' cholesterol levels -- increased sixfold when automated referrals were made to pharmacy services, ...
Sep. 28, 2023 Data from wearables show that deviations from normal sleep and activity in pregnancy are connected to a risk for premature delivery, a new study ...
Aug. 30, 2023 People who have had a stroke called an intracerebral hemorrhage who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may have a lower risk of having another stroke, especially ischemic stroke, compared ...
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