The guidelines, published Jan. 5 by the Health Resources and Services Administration, now recommend that average-risk women ...

New federal guidance is expanding testing for cervical cancer with a self-collection method. Dr. Mara Gordon speaks to NPR about why this option might become popular for screening for HPV.

While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the ...

The ability to move with speed, precision and power is important for longevity. Here’s how to gauge it and how to improve.

For three decades, one quiet crystal has sat at the center of a fierce argument about how exotic superconductors really work.

Cricket balls are the product of centuries of tradition and the extreme physical demands of the game. They must be robust and ...

Cardiologist Dr. Puneet Verma shared a simple 3-minute "step test" to assess cardiovascular fitness. Participants step up and down on a 12-inch platform for three minutes, completing 72 steps.

The shear characteristics of the soil-structure interface are critical to the design of structures in the soil (such as pile foundations, retaining walls, and soil nails). The interaction between the ...

A pair of doctors have revealed a simple trick that could be a better gauge of someone's health than the body mass index (BMI). Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, wife of the late Dr Michael Mosley, teamed up ...

When it comes to gut health, one of the most important, and also overlooked, is gut transit time. This factor determines how long food takes to travel through the digestive tract. Although there are ...

Cancer continues to be one of the world's top causes of death, partly because of delayed discovery of the disease. But according to a recently released study, a simple blood test may be able to ...

insights from industryStephan Botzki & Ian McEnteggartSenior Applications Engineer - Composites Market ManagerInstron In this interview, industry experts Stephan Botzki and Ian McEnteggart, senior ...