Sports Medicine / Fitness Seniors / Aging Keep moving, live longer

Move more, sit less. That is the main message from a new study on the link between exercise and longevity in the over-50s.
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Researchers work to decipher genetic data in hunt for new prostate cancer treatments

Researchers are working on new approaches to deciphering genetic data that may lead to new, more targeted prostate cancer treatments. Prostate cancer affects one in seven men in the United States. More...

Researchers create 'mini-brains' in lab to study neurological diseases

Researchers say they have developed tiny 'mini-brains' made up of many of the neurons and cells of the human brain -- and even some of its functionality -- and which can be replicated on a large scale. More...

Pioneering discovery leads to potential preventive treatment for sudden cardiac death

Roughly 15 years ago, a team of researchers discovered the precise malfunction of a specific protein in the heart that leads to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a common culprit in cases of sudden death in young athletes. More...

Proton therapy for cancer 'just as effective and safer' than standard radiotherapy

Proton therapy is as effective as standard photon or X-ray radiotherapy at treating the most common type of malignant brain tumor in children - and causes fewer long-term side effects. More...