Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

One such case belonged to 15-year-old Karen Stitt from Palo Alto, who was murdered on her way to a bus stop in Sunnyvale in ...

At last year’s CES, Eli Health announced the Hormometer — an at-home hormone test for cortisol that utilized saliva and a ...

U.S. guidance announced on Monday recommends self-collection of samples to test for HPV, the virus that often causes cervical ...

Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most ...

Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of ...

It’s become all too apparent that high school grades are insufficient in signaling college preparedness.

Do you think you've got decent science knowledge? It's time to put your gray matter to the test with our weekly, free science crossword puzzle. We've spent hours carefully writing our puzzles to make ...

From Agency Chaos to Dark Energy Shocks: How Politics, Health, Climate Policy and Space Science Defined 2025 A look back at 2025’s biggest science stories—from federal upheaval and public health ...

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.