June 20 (UPI) -- The constriction of cells surrounding blood vessels may cause decreased blood flow to the brain, which has already been linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to research published Thursday in the journal Science.

June 20 (UPI) -- The third largest alligator a Leon County gator trapper ever captured has been euthanized a few days after it recently got hurt crossing a Florida highway.

June 20 (UPI) -- Roughly one in three cancer survivors experiences chronic pain, and about one in six survivors have high impact pain that prevents them from performing everyday activities, according to new research published Thursday.

June 20 (UPI) -- Police departments in Philadelphia and St. Louis are investigating more than 100 officers over complaints about social media posts that critics say is insensitive at best, and bigoted at worst.

The new analysis uncovered a 25 percent increase in opioid overdose deaths within three to seven days of freezing temperatures, compared to stretches when the temperature averaged 52 degrees Fahrenheit.

June 20 (UPI) -- Ivan Suarez, owner of resturant Llagar de Colloto in Spain, set the Guinness World Record for most expensive cheese sold at auction when he bought 5.78 pounds of artisan blue cheese for $16,142.41.

People who undergo a gastric bypass procedure called Roux-en-Y are three times more likely than those in the general population to die of drug- or alcohol-related causes, according to a new study.

June 20 (UPI) -- A study published Thursday reveals that nursing home prices in eight states exceeded inflation and medical care prices between 2005 and 2010.

June 20 (UPI) -- A London court issued a historic legal decision Thursday to ban British arms sales to Saudi Arabia, as part of an effort to stop the years-long violence wrought by civil war in Yemen.

June 20 (UPI) -- A Turkish court issued life sentences to 24 people Thursday who were convicted of trying to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a failed military coup three years ago.