A protein lurking around in the blood can help with the accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. In a recent study, ...

Can fragments of tumor DNA in the blood predict whether chemotherapy will be effective? Researchers at the Princess Máxima Center investigated this question together with experts from Italy and ...

Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck urges men, even ones like him who exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet, to get their cholesterol checked. This urgency comes from a personal ...

New research has found that at-home gut microbiome tests lack standardization, resulting in different results from the same stool sample.

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Larry Bordeaux, 65, has been on blood thinners since 2010, after he started developing deadly clots following an operation. He credits the drugs with saving his life. If he stops taking them for ...

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Keeping your blood sugar in check is important for everyone-not just those living with diabetes. Consistently-high glucose can lead to a variety of health issues in both the short- and long-term, so ...

Our Real Talk with a Doc columnist explains how to push back if your doctor's obsessed with weight loss. And what other health metrics matter more instead.

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Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new, easy-to-use blood test score that ...