New research has revealed important information about how aspirin works. Even though this drug has been available commercially since the late 1800s, scientists have not yet fully elucidated its ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers continue to learn more about how aspirin works, which may lead to newer, safer treatments. Getty Images Asprin is one of the oldest pain-relieving drugs currently in use ...

You ever see those commercials suggesting people take a tiny dose of aspirin every day? It’s an amount so small it doesn’t really work for pain relief, yet taking low-dose aspirin is fairly common, ...

Regular aspirin use reduces the risk of colorectal cancer by a mechanism postulated to relate to inhibition of cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX2). Frequent overexpression of this cell-proliferation-promoting ...

LMU researchers have identified a signaling pathway by which aspirin can inhibit colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer) is the third most common form of cancer worldwide, with around 1.9 ...

Researchers warn that this finding does not imply that cancer patients can take aspirin without a medical prescription.

Scientists are closer to understanding how an everyday painkiller can help our bodies fight cancer. The findings may offer a complementary mechanism for preventing the development and progression of ...

A Rice University study has found that the aspirin-like drug diflunisal blocks the action of prestin, a key protein that is required for hearing. The research, which is available online in the ...