Kidney transplant patient of ten years and nine years of dialysis has the expertise to come up with “My Blood Works” for a multi-functional health tracker APP.

"Money can't buy me love" the Beattles famously sang. And now a new paper by University of Notre Dame economist Kasey Buckles and colleagues suggests "money" or more precisely the price of marriage, can significantly affect the decision to marry.

A new "barcode chip" developed by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) promises to revolutionize diagnostic medical testing. In less than 10 minutes, and using just a pinprick's worth of blood, the chip can measure the concentrations of dozens of proteins, including those that herald the presence of diseases like cancer and heart disease.

A saliva test collected by a dentist may assist in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care of breast cancer, according to a U.S. study. The early-method saliva diagnosis is not yet approved by the U.S.

By Flanagan, Jane; Melillo, Karen Devereaux; Abdallah, Lisa; Remington, Ruth Treating patients in rehabilitation settings is becoming increasingly complex for a variety of reasons, such as the presence of several comorbid conditions, increased age, and earlier discharge from acute care facilities.