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With few treatments available to stop or reverse Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have turned to cancer drugs as a potential means of walking back cognitive decline. Alzheimer’s cases are rising in the United States and worldwide due to an aging population, but there is no cure for the disease. Attempts to develop new treatments that slow the disease’s progress, rather than …

With few treatments available to stop or reverse Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have turned to cancer drugs as a potential means of walking back cognitive decline. Alzheimer’s cases are rising in the United States and worldwide due to an aging population, but there is no cure for the disease. Attempts to develop new treatments that slow the disease’s progress, rather than …

By TARYN PEDLER Published: 01:17, 21 July 2025 | Updated: 04:12, 21 July 2025 A father who suffered with the world’s deadliest form of brain cancer has been cleared after he underwent an experimental treatment. Ben Trotman, 43, who was diagnosed with glioblastoma in October 2022, is now showing no signs of the disease after being administered an immunotherapy drug …

Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is increasingly common, especially among younger adults. In recent years, doctors have witnessed a disturbing trend linked with colon cancer, which traditionally is viewed as a disease of older adults, but is increasingly striking people under 50.Colorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer, is a type of cancer that develops in the tissues …

Cancer prevention might just become a ‘sweet’ journey.That too, with the help of a natural sweetener!According to a recent study, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, stevia might pave the way for effective prevention of pancreatic cancer.How?Read on to know more. The ‘sweet’ breakthrough: Stevia might soon be more than just a sweetener!Researchers have discovered that when stevia …

When donald trump moved back into the White House, the United States was years into its Cancer Moonshot, a multibillion-dollar Democratic effort to halve cancer deaths by 2047. There was a kind of stalemate: New cases of the disease were emerging about as often as before; deaths were ticking steadily lower; the US Food and Drug Administration was approving new …

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A recent AIIMS Delhi study highlights the critical role of oral health in preventing and managing serious illnesses, including cancer. Researchers emphasized that oral hygiene practices must be integrated into all levels of healthcare, not just at the primary level, to improve overall health outcomes and reduce disease risks. Evidence links poor oral hygiene with conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, …

Stevia may soon offer more than just sweetness. In the lab, researchers found that when fermented with a bacterium from banana leaves, this natural plant extract targets pancreatic cancer cells – while leaving healthy kidney cells unharmed. “Globally, the incidence and mortality rates of pancreatic cancer continue to rise, with a five-year survival rate of less than 10%,” said study …

Lindsay Barad felt like she was in the best shape of her life. The 39-year-old New Yorker had just run her fourth 26.2-mile marathon, and was avoiding alcohol and even eating clean. She felt unstoppable. But just a month after the race in 2021, she was hit with a devastating diagnosis of stage four appendiceal cancer and told she had hundreds …