It happens every day at North Shore University Hospital’s busy emergency department in Manhasset — patients who have fallen and hit their head are brought in for evaluation and possible treatment.

With March being colon cancer awareness month, it’s a good time to look at some startling numbers on the disease here in the United States. Once considered only a medical concern for middle-age or ...

A new blood test could change the outlook for one of the deadliest cancers—pancreatic cancer—by catching it much earlier than ever before. Researchers identified two previously unknown proteins in the ...

A new study from the University of California, San Diego, suggests a simple blood test could help predict dementia decades before symptoms appear. Researchers analyzed blood samples from more than ...

Summary: Current tests for Alzheimer’s disease focus on the amount of amyloid and tau proteins in the blood. However, a breakthrough study suggests we should be looking at their shape instead.

A new kind of blood test promises to find cancer early – sometimes even before symptoms appear. The pitch is compelling: a single sample of blood could scan the body for dozens of different cancers at ...

A simple blood test might detect women at risk for cognitive decline and dementia 25 years before any symptoms appear. The blood test looks for high levels of a protein called p-tau217, indicating ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." According to the NIH, Alzheimer's disease accounts for up to two-thirds of dementia cases in people 65 ...

The test costs $949 and is not federally approved. HealthDay News — A blood test designed to find cancer early did not work as hoped in a major new study, according to the company that makes it. The ...

Originally from Northern California, Dr. Sam Asgarian came to love New Orleans while volunteering for cleanup post-Hurricane Katrina. His goal was always to become a primary care provider, wanting to ...

Galleri, a blood test that aims to detect over 50 cancers, illustrates the promise and popularity of an emerging technology to screen for cancer. Although the blood test is not approved by the Food ...