As aging bodies decline, the brain loses the ability to cleanse itself of waste, a scenario that scientists think could be contributing to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and ...

Every second, an adult generates around five million new blood cells to replace aging or dying ones, making the blood system a highly regenerative organ.

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type -- the blood stem cell. An international research team has now investigated the developmental pathways ...

Scientists suggest study findings could point to the future development of new treatments for age-related cognitive decline.

A research team led by Mount Sinai has uncovered mechanisms of abnormal immune cell function that may lead to Crohn's disease ...

WM cells have features of both plasma cells and lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are one of the main types of white blood cells in the immune system. They include T cells and B cells, and they are in many ...

A new at-home saliva test could help identify men with a high risk of prostate cancer more accurately than blood tests, leading to earlier diagnosis and more successful treatment. Prostate cancer ...

Pancreatic cancer is another disease that could benefit from a blood-based diagnostic test. Unlike colon cancer, pancreatic ...

In patients with a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy, omitting pelvic lymphadenectomy does not compromise disease-free ...

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BPDCN is an aggressive hematologic malignancy with a historically poor prognosisVisualDx is a clinical decision support system used by more than ...

A diagnostic colonoscopy may be performed where a doctor looks at the entire length of the colon and rectum, and can biopsy ...