An implantable scaffold and magnetic probes capture circulating tumor cells directly in the bloodstream, eliminating over 90% ...

A team led by investigators at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute has discovered that a particular marker on tumor cells circulating in the blood indicates whether a patient with lung cancer ...

People with asthma have telltale molecules circulating in their blood, say researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. The discovery could lead to the first diagnostic blood test for asthma, as ...

Dr. Iseult Browne, a clinical research fellow at the ICR and first author of the study, said: “Our study shows that a simple ...

Are you neglecting your “second heart?” Sitting for hours at work or at home inactivates a critical part of the body that helps keep blood circulating properly. The calf muscles are your “second heart ...

Of all the types of breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and lacks specific therapies.

But which numbers actually matter? Routine blood tests remain among the most important ways to track overall health, yet most people never learn what values physicians prioritize. Understanding key ...

When you think of getting tested for a disease, you might think first of nasal swabs, urine tests, blood draws. Even though around 1.8 billion people across the world menstruate, period blood doesn’t ...

Dehydration occurs when the body loses too much water, usually as a result of losing fluids at a faster rate than it takes in. It can cause changes in blood volume, which may lead to drops or ...