The Elecsys pTau181 blood test correctly identified people without Alzheimer’s in 97.9% of cases

Dangerous infections that no longer respond to antibiotics are spreading quickly around the world, increasing by as much as 15% a year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). The report found that...

Use lifestyle interventions to show no signs of type 2 diabetes for at least three months? There’s a code for that: E11.A. Starting Oct. 1, 2025, a new diagnosis code was added to the detailed list of...

Starting in 2026, restaurant chains in California will be required to list major food allergens on their menus in a first-of-its-kind law. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill Monday, making California the first state to require allergen...

Emergency responders to the World Trade Center collapse on 9/11 have a nearly tripled risk of lung cancer, a new study says. The toxic dust and fumes that lingered over Ground Zero likely boosted lung cancer rates...

School is back in session and with it, the beginning of the cold and flu season. Unfortunately, air purifiers aren’t likely to reduce the risk of children’s exposure to respiratory viruses in the classroom, researchers reported Oct....

A newly trained AI might be able to help identify children who are at risk of sepsis within the next 48 hours, researchers say. The AI pointed out kids at risk for an infection leading to life-threatening...

ADHD appears to enhance creativity, a benefit that comes if a wandering mind is nudged in the right direction, a pair of new studies have concluded. Folks with more symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder score higher...

Fetuses are eavesdropping on their mothers’ conversations late in pregnancy, with her voice providing an important boost to brain pathways essential for language, a new study says. Researchers observed this connection among a group of hospitalized premature...

Loneliness or social isolation might lower a cancer patient’s odds of survival, according to a new evidence review. Cancer patients who feel lonely appear to have a higher risk of death, both from their malignancy and from...