Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

A routine physical examination ensures that you stay in good health. A physical can also be a preventive step. It allows you to catch up on vaccinations or detect a serious condition, like cancer or ...

Norovirus is highly contagious and spreads quickly through contaminated food, water, and surfaces. You may develop symptoms ...

Early detection is key to diagnosing problems before they become dangerous. Sponsored by Longevity Medical Clinic.

This valuable study identifies a brown adipose tissue-specific heat shock factor 1-alcohol dehydrogenase 5 (ADH5) molecular cascade as a regulator of systemic aging, showing that ADH5 deficiency ...

Somewhere in an Emory University laboratory, a group of mice recently lived their golden years tripping on psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms. These weren't your typical lab ...

Potassium plays a key role in keeping your heart beating steadily, your muscles moving smoothly, and your blood pressure in check. When your body runs low on potassium, a condition known as ...

WVU Medicine will offer free and low-cost health screenings at a community fair in Shepherdstown on Oct. 4. Mobile cancer units will be on site.

Emerging evidence positions this dairy protein as a powerful nutritional ingredient – and 21st.BIO's precision fermentation could make it more sustainable than ever. Rich in leucine and capable of ...