Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is known to have a direct impact on heart attack and stroke risk — but a new study has revealed its surprising link to brain health. In a large, randomized ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. High blood pressure earned its reputation as the silent killer by causing heart ...

The New York Blood Center (NYBC) has issued an urgent call for donations, reporting that supplies of O-negative blood — the universal type — are now 20% below hospital demand. “NYBC expects ...

A new blood test that uses AI to detect signs of a dozen cancers long before symptoms develop is to be tested on NHS patients. The trial on 8,000 patients will analyse blood samples for tiny ...

Several blood tests have been shown to accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s disease — as previously reported by Fox News Digital — but now a new test has emerged that can gauge how far it has ...

Now, thanks to advances in medicine, doctors have the option of looking for these proteins using blood tests and, even more definitively, through the use of PET scans. Scientists have also ...

On Saturday our Video Producer Kyle Calise explores the origins and history of the most iconic memes online in his “Meme History” column. If you want to read columns like this a day before ...

Higher cortisol levels can raise blood sugar levels. This can happen because of stress, sleep irregularities, caffeine and alcohol, certain medications, and even times of the day. You may ...

My blood, specifically. In early March I milked a few drops out of my fingertips and sent the sample to be tested for microplastics. I was in the London office of Clarify Clinics—a firm that ...

No, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich aren’t vampires (allegedly) — but they do want your blood. On Monday, Metallica announced that it will link up with the American Red Cross to motivate fans ...

He has started prescribing a new kind of screening — the Shield blood test — for his patients who are hesitant to get a colonoscopy. For a decade, we've had stool collection kits like Cologuard.