Scientists use a metric called “area under the curve” or AUC to assess how well the test performed. An AUC of 1 is a perfect ...

A study shows that people with higher levels of the protein albumin in their urine are at increased risk of developing ...

Early cancer detection significantly improves treatment outcomes and survival rates. Recognizing warning signs like ...

Liver diseases, ranging from fatty liver to cancer, are significant global health concerns often progressing silently until ...

A COVID-19 infection might blunt a person's sense of smell for years afterward, but so subtly they might not even notice it, ...

Potassium plays a key role in keeping your heart beating steadily, your muscles moving smoothly, and your blood pressure in ...

A simple urine test could reveal your risk of developing dementia decades before symptoms appear, a new study shows. For the ...

Emergency departments may be missing opportunities to identify and treat people for problem alcohol use. A new study ...

Among people in treatment for alcohol dependence, the severity of withdrawal symptoms during early alcohol abstinence may be ...

Researchers in Sweden and Finland have created the CORE model, a simple blood test that predicts liver disease risk with ...

A new study from Australian researchers has found that a special type of blood test can accurately detect alcohol use in people who have liver disease. This test works much better than older tests or ...