Joint pain—whether due to injury, infection, or arthritis—can make everyday activities uncomfortable, if not impossible. Addressing your joint pain and the inflammation that may be causing it ...

A study from Washington University in St. Louis found taking suvorexant, a common insomnia medication, for two nights slightly decreased amyloid-beta and tau proteins linked to Alzheimer's.

Researchers at Mount Sinai have discovered how harmine-family drugs can regenerate human beta cells by converting abundant alpha cells in the pancreas, offering a scalable solution for diabetes ...

FILE - People only giving there first names Erika, left, and Leeann react after an abortion rights amendment to the Missouri constitution passed, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at a watch party in Kansas ...

Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over. It’s now been ...

The first pill to slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease is being studied for use on the NHS. Regulators are due to make a decision on the drug called hydromethylthionine mesylate ...

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