Research indicates that high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is a powerful predictor of heart attack risk, especially ...

When you blow out your birthday candles each year, you’re marking the passage of time but not necessarily the passage of age.

For nearly 60 years, doctors have measured cholesterol levels in the blood to identify people at risk of heart disease. But a ...

While most people mark their age by the number of birthdays they've celebrated, scientists have long known that the body's organs do not all age at ...

A groundbreaking study of nearly 45,000 people shows how a blood test measuring proteins can estimate which organs are aging ...

The result? ApoB count was the strongest and most reliable predictor of heart disease. This marker, which reflects the number ...

Following a heart transplant, patients must undergo surgical biopsies so that clinicians can monitor for signs of organ rejection. A new study shows the promise of a biomarker that could allow doctors ...

The 3 blood tests your doctor never orders but should and these overlooked lab tests could reveal critical health issues ...

Endocrine Society experts encouraged more widespread screening for a common hormonal cause of high blood pressure known as ...

New study by three Indian American researchers promises replacement of invasive surgical biopsies with blood test ...

But Jeremy London, MD, a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon in Savannah, Georgia, says that requesting three specific ...

Dr. Soma Mandal, a board-certified internist at Summit Health in New Providence, New Jersey, says that getting a CBC test is "recommended for individuals of all ages as part of a routine health ...