Aspirin has the potential to prevent certain forms of cancer from spreading, scientists have found, and could even be used as a cancer treatment in the future. New research from a University of ...

Q. I’m 76 years old, and I’ve taken an aspirin every day since I was 28 because of arthritis. Although cancer runs in my family on both sides, I’ve never had cancer of any sort. My dad died of ...

Scientists have described the “Eureka moment” when they discovered how aspirin may prevent some cancers from spreading. Their new research builds on existing evidence and suggests aspirin supports a ...

Aspirin is often touted as the wonder drug of the 20th century. Famous for its versatility—easing aches and pains, reducing fever and inflammation, preventing heart attacks and stroke—experts have ...

Long-term daily use of aspirin can help to prevent the development and progression of colorectal cancer, but the mechanisms involved have been unclear. New research has revealed that aspirin may exert ...

Mice with breast tumours developed metastatic cancer in their lungs (visible as dark deposits), whereas this was prevented in mice lacking ARHGEF1 - a key protein involved in suppression of T cell ...

President Donald Trump recently said he takes more aspirin to thin his blood than doctors usually recommend, noting he's ...

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 is ...

It seems we are always learning something new and unexpected about the medications we take, and last week the surprise for me was about aspirin. A lot of people, it turns out, are born with–or are ...

Preeclampsia is a serious condition that can affect pregnant people and can lead to dangerous outcomes without treatment. Doctors commonly prescribe low dose aspirin as a preventive treatment.