Monthly Archives: February 2012

Your morning coffee might do more than jump-start your day. Researchers say that daily caffeine jolt might also reduce your risk of developing a type of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer, with … Continue reading →

As the war against cancer continues, a group representing U.S. oncologists has picked its “Top Five” list of advances in cancer care for 2011.Leading the list are approvals for a bevy of new, targeted drugs for tough-to-treat malignancies, plus promising … Continue reading →

Researchers may have pinpointed how heart disease can lead to diabetes, a finding that could lead to new preventive treatments. The team at Chiba University in Japan found that the stress of heart failure activates a protein called p53, resulting … Continue reading →

In certain people with Parkinson’s disease, mutations in the parkin gene disrupt the proper function of dopamine, the brain chemical that controls body movement. The finding could lead to new treatments and screening methods for the disease, according to the … Continue reading →

People with chronic low back pain that keeps them away from work can recover an average of four months earlier if they take part in a specific type of rehabilitation program, a new study suggests. Researchers in the Netherlands and … Continue reading →