Urine tests can detect alcohol metabolites in your system long after you’ve had your last drink. When your body processes alcohol, it produces alcohol metabolites. These metabolites stick around in ...

A urine test developed by Nagoya University researchers in Japan can detect brain tumors in people with 100% sensitivity and 97% specificity, which could help early detection of brain cancer, leading ...

ATLANTA - Each year, millions of American men get a blood test known as a PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, test as part of their yearly checkup. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. If a ...

A simple urine test could detect pancreatic and prostate cancer with up to a 99% rate of accuracy, says a team of researchers from the Surface & Nano Materials Division of the Korea Institute of ...

A urine test might one day be able to tell which prostate cancer patients need immediate treatment and which don't, British researchers report. "Prostate cancer can be divided into low and high risk - ...

A simple urine test for genetic mutations in urine-derived DNA can predict urothelial cancer up to 12 years before patients develop symptoms, an international team of researchers claims. The test, if ...

Medically reviewed by Matthew Wosnitzer, MD Key Takeaways Foamy urine can happen from harmless reasons like dehydration or a fast urine stream.  Proteinuria, which is too much protein in urine, might ...

MIT scientists have developed an easier method for diagnosing lung cancer – breathe in some inhalable nanoparticle sensors, then pee on a stick. Lung cancer is usually diagnosed through a CT scan, but ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A urinary DNA methylation test outperformed the nuclear matrix protein 22 test or urine cytology test.