In short, the study confirms that smoking increases the risk of high blood pressure and shows how urine testing can help ...

A new urine test could spare bladder cancer survivors from a painful follow-up procedure needed to ensure their cancer hasn't come back, researchers report. People who've gotten surgery for high-risk ...

Tobacco smoking is associated with an increased risk of hypertension (high blood pressure), a new UM study has found, and testing patients' urine can help to verify their smoking status and assess ...

When prostate cancer strikes, one question is paramount: Is it aggressive and requiring immediate treatment, or slow-growing and worthy of monitoring only? Right now, an invasive biopsy is the only ...

A new study shows smoking raises blood pressure even at low levels. Urine tests reveal the real exposure behind the habit.

For court officials, a urine test is Exhibit A of success or failure. If the urine is clean, probation continues; dirty, and the defendant typically faces jail time. But what if the person collecting ...

Researchers have developed a novel way of detecting brain cancer, using nanowires to ‘catch-and-release’ DNA in urine, enabling them to detect mutations that signify the presence of a brain tumor.

The tech billionaire took a rapid drug test nearly two weeks after he was accused of heavy ketamine use, though urine tests only reliably detects drugs ingested within 2-10 days Kevin Dietsch/Getty In ...