Vitamin B3, or niacin, is essential in small amounts for normal body function. The skin, nerves, and digestive system all require vitamin B3. Research has examined nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, ...

When Heidi Tarr was a teenager, she used a tanning bed several times a week with her friends because they all wanted to glow like a celebrity. "It was just the thing to do—everyone wanted that nice, ...

The nervous system does an astonishing job of tracking sensory information, and does so using signals that would drive many computer scientists insane: a noisy stream of activity spikes that may be ...

A tool for spotting pancreatic cancer in routine CT scans has had promising results, one example of how China is racing to apply A.I. to medicine’s tough problems. Self-service kiosks at the ...

ORANGE, Calif. (KABC) -- If radiologists can catch a breast tumor when it's two centimeters or less, doctors say the cure rate is 90 percent. Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange is pairing ...

You may need an MPV test if you show symptoms that suggest an issue with your platelet size or number. An MPV test involves drawing a blood sample from a vein and typically takes less than five ...