Health & Medicine

MUMBAI, July 7 — An Indian patent for a blood-based early cancer detection platform using cell-free DNA analysis has been granted to…

SAN FRANCISCO, July 7 — A chemical compound found in virtually every car tyre on the road has been linked to biological…

EDMONTON, July 7 — A significant investment in clinical trials is set to transform cancer care in Alberta, with the Alberta Cancer…

MANILA, July 7 — A new study has identified a mechanism through which a common environmental pollutant may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease,…

EDMONTON, July 7 — The Alberta Cancer Foundation has committed $35 million to support Alberta’s newly launched 10-Year Cancer Care Strategy, a…

SAN FRANCISCO — A tire chemical already flagged by the Environmental Protection Agency for killing salmon may now be linked to Alzheimer’s…

NEW DELHI, July 7 — More than 1.5 million new cancer cases are estimated to occur annually in India, according to the…

LONDON, July 7 — A woman who was denied genetic testing for BRCA mutations until after her cancer diagnosis is now scheduled…

NEW YORK, July 7 — 6.7 million. That is the number of Americans aged 65 and older living with Alzheimer’s disease in…

LONDON — A quiet but persistent gap in the system has come into focus: the precise, and occasionally exclusionary, criteria for genetic…

WASHINGTON, July 7 — For the families who have watched a child or a loved one battle a blood cancer that just…

ISLAMABAD, July 7 — The next generation of CAR-T cell therapies is moving closer to the clinic, promising to solve some of…

LONDON, July 7 — A charity dedicated to tackling the most common cancer in men is hoping a new fundraising drive will…

WASHINGTON, July 7 — On the seventh floor of a downtown research institute, a neurologist pulls up a brain scan on a…

WASHINGTON, July 7 — The figure that matters: 6.7 million. That is the number of Americans aged 65 and older living with…

PHILADELPHIA, July 7 — The story of CAR-T cell therapy begins not in a petri dish, but inside the human body, with…

ROME, July 7 — A chemical compound found in tires has emerged as a potential new avenue of inquiry in Alzheimer’s disease…

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has placed the chemical 6PPD on its Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, but no specific federal…

LONDON, July 7 — When Sir Chris Hoy, a six-time Olympic gold medalist and 11-time world champion cyclist, retired from competitive cycling,…

LONDON, July 7 — The technical reality of Alzheimer’s disease remains stubbornly grim, even as researchers chip away at its mechanisms. It…

EDMONTON, July 7 — The Alberta Cancer Foundation has placed a strategic bet on the future of oncology, announcing a $35 million…