Four ways to build healthy activity into your life

As New Year's resolutions roll around again, the vow to lead a more active lifestyle often tops the list—but it doesn't have to be tough to do, says a University of Alberta physical activity expert.

One surgery could prevent most ovarian cancers, surgeons say

Known as "the silent killer" due to its lack of symptoms and reliable screening tests, ovarian cancer remains one of the deadliest gynecologic cancers, claiming more than 12,000 lives annually. Experts with the American College ...

Rise of preterm births in US linked to poverty and race

Researchers at Boston Medical Center, working with colleagues at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health report that US preterm birth rates rose from 2011–2021 in households ...

Short-circuiting pancreatic cancer: A potential RNA therapy

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most lethal form of pancreas cancer. It's also the most common form of the disease. Potential treatments typically target a key mutated oncogene called KRAS. In some cases, PDAC ...

Where are we at with the 'sunscreen wars'?

In Australia, we are exposed to some of the harshest and most dangerous levels of ultraviolet radiation (UV) in the world, so many of us know how important high SPF sunscreen is.

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