A simple nasal swab may offer an unexpected window into the earliest biological signals of Alzheimer’s disease.

A thin brush reaches deep into the upper nose, where smell begins. The motion takes only minutes. What it collects may carry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Swabs for teething babies and adult noses have been recalled because they might have a microbial contamination “identified as ...

Alzheimer's disease affects millions of people worldwide, yet the illness is hardest to catch at the very beginning, when new treatments may work best. In a new study, Duke Health researchers show ...

Scientists may have sniffed out a breakthrough when detecting Alzheimer’s. The degenerative disease, which affects millions of Americans and gradually destroys memory, thinking skills and the capacity ...

Diagnosing precisely what type of asthma a child has and fine-tuning the treatment for it involves an invasive procedure under general anesthesia. For children with mild asthma, it's just not worth ...

WASHINGTON — Nasal and teething swabs sold nationwide are being recalled due to a possible fungal contamination. Church & Dwight issued a voluntary recall of all Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs, Zicam ...