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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Roughly 20 years ago, a biologist named Caroline Gargett went in search of some remarkable cells in tissue that had been removed during hysterectomy surgeries. The cells come from the endometrium, ...

Menstrual blood contains immune cells, stems cells and endometrial cells. ADragan/ Shutterstock Menstrual blood has historically been overlooked in research – considered only to be a waste product.

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 ...

In the ever-evolving world of beauty trends, few have sparked as much debate – and discomfort – as “menstrual masking”. This is the practice of applying menstrual blood to the skin, usually the face, ...