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 ...

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

Emilia Shaw, 41, noticed she was constantly exhausted over the summer, but put it down to her early work shifts ...

REBECCA TIDY: It was clear that by simple virtue of his sex, Chris' life would continue uninterrupted while I was left alone to cope with a traumatic birth and seriously unwell newborn.

REBECCA TIDY: It was clear that by simple virtue of his sex, Chris' life would continue uninterrupted while I was left alone ...

The first stage is fatty infiltration of the liver. If nothing is done, scarring and replacement of functioning liver tissue with fibrous (scar) tissue can follow. Eventually the liver loses much of ...

A team from Würzburg has fundamentally changed our understanding of platelet biology. The researchers demonstrate that the ...

Platelets are small, anucleate blood cells that play an essential role in hemostasis. Their primary task is to recognize vascular injury, become activated, and aggregate via their surface receptor ...

A high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts poor recovery in acute ischaemic stroke, but a higher lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio is linked to better recovery after reperfusion.

Being overweight or obese does raise your risk for some pregnancy and labor complications, but many of these are manageable – ...

This encyclopedic article outlines evidence-based laboratory tests that are most useful for establishing individualized ...

With eight years of experience as a financial journalist and editor and a degree in economics, Elizabeth Aldrich has worked on thousands of articles within the realm of banking, economics, credit ...