Morning urine color may reveal stress reactivity. A study links hydration levels to cortisol surges, suggesting water intake shapes stress resilience.

Your kidneys play a key role in keeping you healthy. They filter waste from your blood, help control your blood pressure, and keep your body’s balance of fluids and minerals in check. That’s why ...

Testosterone plays a crucial role in men’s overall health and well-being, affecting everything from muscle mass and bone ...

Is your urine dark in the morning? This could indicate that you’re stressed or not handling potential stress well. According to a recent study, the reason is that you drank too little water the day ...

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 ...

When Erik Munson got to class on Sept. 26, he was dressed in all-black. The date had been circled on his syllabus since the ...

A new drug lowered blood pressure and improved kidney health markers in high-risk patients. Phase 3 trials will test its long-term effects. Preliminary research suggests that adding the new medication ...

When Judith Miller had routine blood work done in July, she got a phone alert the same day that her lab results were posted online. So, when her doctor messaged her the next day that overall her tests ...

Several medical conditions can mimic prostate cancer, causing many of the same symptoms, including painful ejaculation and blood in the urine. Some of these conditions can also cause elevated prostate ...

For those with kidney failure, a transplant is often the greatest promise of a healthier, longer life. Yet thousands wait years for a match that never comes.

Two simple blood tests could help to predict which pregnant women with high blood pressure are at risk of serious ...

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