Health experts are urging younger adults to pay attention to colorectal cancer risks and screening after actor James Van Der Beek died at 48 following a battle with colon cancer, a death that has renewed attention on the disease’s rising…

Compounds found in aloe vera may warrant further testing as potential Alzheimer’s drug leads, according to a computer-modeling study that examined whether plant molecules could bind to enzymes involved in the brain’s acetylcholine signaling. The research, published in Current Pharmaceutical…

The New York Times editorial board is changing its tone on marijuana. In a Tuesday editorial titled “It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem,” the board said the United States has “gone too far” in…