For decades, and as recently as 2022, doctors recommended that all healthy older people take a low dose (81 milligrams) of aspirin daily for primary prevention of heart disease and strokes. Despite ...

Nearly one in three Americans over the age of 60 — roughly 19 million people — take aspirin daily, according to a 2021 study in Annals of Internal Medicine. Should you be among that group?

Aspirin reduced colorectal cancer recurrence risk by 50% in patients with PIK3CA mutations over three years. Mutations in the PI3K pathway predict aspirin response, broadening its use to more patients ...

The human eye can only see light at certain frequencies (called the visible spectrum), the lowest of which constitutes red light. Infrared light, which we can't see, has an even lower frequency ...

A new study has found that an extract made from willow bark, the precursor to aspirin, possesses effective broad-spectrum antiviral properties. The discovery may mean we will soon have a new way ...

Aspirin comes in enteric-coated and non-enteric (regular) forms. Regular aspirin is absorbed in the stomach, while enteric-coated aspirin is absorbed in the small intestine. A recent study found that ...

Bayer (aspirin) and Advil (ibuprofen) are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) commonly used for mild to moderate pain relief and to reduce swelling and fever. They work by inhibiting an ...

Impact Statement: Infrared (IR) spectroscopy is a non-destructive, optical method that is widely used in chemical and material analyses. One of the common ways of utilizing IR spectroscopy is the ...

Because aspirin can contribute to the danger of big bleeds like aneurysms, researchers wanted to know whether it might also be a factor in more subtle blood loss: the kind that may lead to anemia ...