Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new product is a powdered biomaterial (left) that the scientists tested in a menstrual cup (right), as well as a pad prototype ...

Testing period blood for human papillomavirus (HPV) could be a “robust alternative or replacement” for a smear test, researchers have said. Using a regular sanitary pad topped with a blood sample ...

OK, we're going to take a few minutes now to talk about periods, as in the menstrual kind. Every month, hundreds of millions of people have their periods. It's blood that literally ends up in the ...

Every month, more than two billion people all around the world menstruate, generating a treasure trove of data that could indicate their health status. Yet, the sample containing this ...

When you think of getting tested for a disease, you might think first of nasal swabs, urine tests, blood draws. Even though around 1.8 billion people across the world menstruate, period blood doesn’t ...

Talk about a bloody genius treatment. A study published in Scientific Reports has identified a promising, unconventional ...

There are 1.8 billion monthly menstruators worldwide. Better understanding the science behind period blood, as well as cultural stigma and period policy, can help menstruators everywhere break down ...

Are you up to date with your cervical screening? In 2024, NHS data showed that almost 1.87 million of us were overdue for a potentially life-saving test. While cervical screening is an incredibly ...