Companies Quest Diagnostics Inc Follow Biogen Inc Follow Eisai Co Ltd Follow Show more companies CHICAGO, July 31 (Reuters) – Quest Diagnostics (DGX.N) on Monday launched the first direct-to-consumer blood test to detect abnormal levels of beta amyloid, a key Alzheimer’s protein which can appear years before dementia symptoms arise. The $399 test, called AD-Detect, […]
Investigators said a man was hit by a car and carried for some distance before being hit several more times. HOUSTON — Houston police have detained a driver they believe is responsible for killing a man in a hit-and-run crash near the Galleria. The crash happened just before 1 a.m. Monday on Westheimer at the […]
Humans have always placed a creepy amount of emphasis on blood, with folk stories the world over telling of vampiric creatures that drain their victims’ lifeforce. As science has learned more about blood and the diseases that affect it, many have wondered if young, unadulterated blood could improve health. A new study reinforces this idea, […]
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Just one alcoholic drink a day could raise a person’s blood pressure, a new study suggests. Researchers said people should avoid alcohol altogether after finding that routinely drinking, even in small quantities, […]
The most widely used method for ransomware delivery in 2022 was via URL or web browsing (75.5%), Palo Alto Networks researchers have found. In 2021, it was email attachments (i.e., delivery via SMTP, POP3, and IMAP protocols), but in 2022 that particular delivery channel was used only in 12% of attempts. Ransomware delivery vectors in […]
A resident of Oakland County and another from Macomb County have tested positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus. They have the first confirmed human cases of mosquito-borne disease in Michigan in 2023, state health officials said. They may also be the first in the U.S. to contract the virus this year. The U.S. Centers for […]
NEWARK — He’s busy — living his dream. “I was a very active kid growing up and played sports all year around,” Rob Smith said. “Just like every other kid playing sports, I wanted to be a professional baseball player and be a head coach at some point in my life. I knew my chances […]
New York Blood Center (NYBC) will be hosting a blood drive with the town of Brookhaven on Wednesday, August 2nd from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Brookhaven Town Hall (1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY). The town of Brookhaven has been a long-time partner of NYBC, sponsoring blood drives for many years. Their goal for […]
A primordial sea animal that lives on the tidal mudflats of the East Coast and serves as a linchpin for the production of vital medicines stands to benefit from new protective standards. But conservationists who have been trying for years to save a declining bird species — the red knot — that depends on horseshoe […]
Sam Heughan has addressed the possibility of appearing in the upcoming Outlander spin-off series, Blood of My Blood, which will follow the relationship between Jamie’s parents, Brian and Ellen. The actor, who stars as Jamie Fraser in the popular historical drama, said he would “never say no” to making a cameo in the new show. […]