Gut microbes differ in men with prostate cancer
Researchers have found a significant difference in the gut microbiota of men with prostate cancer, compared with those who have benign biopsies.
New research supports risk-based prostate cancer screening
Data from the world’s largest prostate cancer screening study provides further evidence to support the introduction of a targeted screening programme for the disease, say researchers.
Only seven percent of adults have good cardiometabolic health
Tufts researchers have found that most U.S. adults rate poorly across five components of heart and metabolic health, with clear racial disparities
Spinal fractures in the elderly are preventable with simple X-rays
Among older people, vertebral compression fractures are very common, and those with such fractures are at high risk of incurring new ones. Findings in a new thesis from…
Scientists warn of links between soil pollution and heart disease
Pesticides and heavy metals in soil may have detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system, according to a review paper published in Cardiovascular Research,a journal of the European Society…