With rising cases linked to one of the most dangerous viruses in the world, called Ebola virus, it is important for everyone ...

A study conducted in Spain found monkeypox virus DNA in various body fluid samples. Here a medical laboratory technician picks up from a fridge a bucket with suspected monkeypox samples to be tested ...

Microplastics and the much smaller nanoplastics enter the human body in various ways, for example through food or the air we breathe. A large proportion is excreted, but a certain amount remains in ...

Human tear fluids contain many proteins, metabolites, and other molecules whose concentrations change significantly with certain diseases. A research team has now developed a handy test kit for tears ...

An Iran-based research team collected urine, mucus, and lung lavage fluid samples from 30 participants who suffered from respiratory illnesses. They found a total of 490 microplastics in the samples, ...

The EU is about to ban the sale of body fluids, including breast milk, sperm, blood, and other “substances of human origin” (SoHO). Some argue this will decrease supply. Others claim the regulation ...