The EU is about to ban the sale of body fluids, including breast milk, sperm, blood, and other “substances of human origin” (SoHO). Some argue this will decrease supply. Others claim the regulation ...

It's always important to stay hydrated. After all, more than half of the human body is made of water. Drinking water keeps you from becoming thirsty and can help cool you off on a hot day. But staying ...

Forensic spectroscopy has emerged as a pivotal tool in the identification and analysis of body fluids at crime scenes, offering a suite of non‐destructive, rapid, and highly sensitive techniques to ...

In a recent review published in the journal Trends in Analytical Chemistry, researchers provided a comprehensive overview of the current techniques used for severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

Biomarkers are traits that doctors measure in your blood, body fluids, and tissues. Experts also call them molecular markers and signature molecules. They can be signs of conditions, diseases, normal ...

Swelling in the body is often overlooked and dismissed as a very normal occurrence. People frequently assume it is merely a ...

Caroline Cohen, Ph.D., RD, a dietitian and assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Family and Community Medicine, says hydration and electrolyte status are key ...

Hepatitis B can spread relatively easily through contact with the blood or body fluids of someone who has the virus, especially in certain high risk situations. Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused ...

Professor Klaus Gewert is founding and managing director at PRODI – Center for Protein Diagnostics at Ruhr University Bochum – and CEO of the company betaSENSE. Parkinson’s disease is a ...