Blood thinners prescribed after blood clots in leg or lung initially increase the risk of bleeding, especially in women and elderly.

A new study has found that the risk of serious bleeding is similar when taking the blood thinners apixaban and dabigatran compared to aspirin....

There’s currently no cure for dementia. Although some recently developed drugs show promise in slowing the progress of the disease, these are both...

A new study from the University of California, San Diego has found that a common class of drugs may increase the risk of cognitive decline,...

A study from the Universities of Gothenburg and Oxford highlights the critical importance of controlling blood sugar levels immediately after a type 2...

Blood clots form in response to signals from the lungs of cancer patients—not from other organ sites, as previously thought—according to a...

An aortic dissection is a serious medical condition in which the inner layer of the aorta (the large blood vessel that branches off the heart)...

For years, doctors advised healthy older adults to take a daily low-dose aspirin to help prevent heart attacks. However, in 2019, the American...

How can we best treat infectious diseases in people with obesity? Hospital pharmacist and Ph.D. researcher Koen van Rhee studied how obesity affects...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in older adults. It is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills....