The American Cancer Society now says that most women should start annual screenings at age 45 instead of 40, and can have them every other year after age 55.
Immune cells appear to be more active in the brains of people who are at risk of schizophrenia as well as those already diagnosed with the disease. This could lead to a test for people who are most at risk of the schizophrenia.
Heroin overdose deaths have quadrupled over the past decade, there is a huge rise in deaths from prescription painkillers, but the percentage of people getting treatment for drug addiction has remained the same.
A new study has identified a specific protein in the blood that can be used to look for heart damage. This protein can be an early indicator of end-stage renal disease in people with hypertension.
The findings of many studies in heart disease are never published and are never known to anyone outside of those running the study. In many cases, the studies are too small and make no difference to the practice of medicine, or even to other researchers.
A recent finding contradicts lay beliefs of people that birth order has a lasting impact on a person's personality. However, IQ was found to slowly decline from firstborn down to the last in a family.
A clinical study of a cancer drug was shown effective in improving the motor skills and cognitive function of patients with Parkinson's disease and dementia.
A team of psychologists and neuroscientists have shown the effects of human trafficking to a person's mental health. Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia were among the psychological indicators observed.
Researchers have developed an antibody test that can help diagnose Alzheimer's disease even before symptoms manifest. The test was also found sensitive in detecting Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis and breast cancer.
