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Excessive use of steroids is increasingly causing a slew of health complications including thinning of skin, high blood sugar level and weaker bones, doctors have warned.

Researchers from the New Jersey-based Rowan University are close to developing a blood test that can accurately detect the presence of Alzheimer's disease.

You should lose weight in case you are overweight in order to avoid cancer for a new study, which analysed data relating to more than five million people, has found links between obesity and cancer.

Researchers have discovered how an incurable type of blood cancer develops from an often symptomless prior blood disorder.

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Misuse of stimulants and a variety of other prescription medications is quite common among college students in the US, suggests new research.

The European project Venomics has succeeded in creating the largest database of toxins in history after analyzing 203 species of poisonous animals, which will in turn help develop new medicines.

High levels of cholesterol are linked to a heightened risk of tendon abnormalities and pain, reveals a pooled analysis of the available evidence.

A simple tool to predict an individual's five-year risk of requiring life support with mechanical ventilation has been developed by researchers. The study appeared in Journal of the American Geriatric Society.

The use of e-cigarettes and alternative tobacco products may lead to increased tobacco use, reveals a recent study. The study appears in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Scientists have identified a protein that could be the key in the development of Alzheimer's disease. The findings were published in Science Translational Medicine. GPR3, the protein is believed to play an important role in reducing the buildup of amyloid plaques in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.