North West, the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, debuted new body modifications after sparking criticism for her recent outfit choices.

Alzheimer’s disease affects millions worldwide—but confirming a diagnosis is far from simple. Doctors currently rely on costly brain scans or invasive spinal fluid tests to identify the condition—methods that can be stressful, time-consuming and out of reach for many patients.

Finger swelling has many potential causes, ranging from accidents and overuse to infections and underlying health conditions. Medications and home remedies may help to reduce finger swelling. In more pronounced cases, swollen fingers are also known as ...

The bones in your fingers are called phalanges. Each finger has three phalanges, except the thumb, which has two phalanges. A broken, or fractured, finger occurs when one or more of these bones breaks. A break is usually the result of an injury to the hand.

Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers measured from finger-prick dried blood samples closely match standard plasma tests and predict CSF pathology with good accuracy, a large-scale study shows.

Mallet finger describes an injury to the tip of a finger or thumb that stops it from being able to straighten properly. People sometimes refer to mallet finger as “baseball finger,” as it is a fairly common sporting injury among ball players.