The blood test, and others like it, have been gaining momentum among doctors who use them to help detect cancers that ...

The FDA cleared the use of the first approved blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. Learn more from U of U ...

Current methods for cancer diagnosis are based on identifying biomarkers—molecules that reveal a particular state or process ...

If you could take a simple blood test that could detect multiple types of cancer while they’re still in an early and treatable stage, would you? For many, the answer would be a resounding yes ...

Liquid biopsies have transformed cancer testing. These tests detect signs of cancer using a simple blood draw instead of ...

Why do we need a blood test for Alzheimer's? Alzheimer's disease is on the rise, in part because the age group most prone to dementia is growing larger. In the U.S., an estimated 7.2 million ...

Unlike expensive positron emission tomography (PET) scans or invasive lumbar punctures, the new blood test measures the ratio of two proteins, pTau217 and ß-Amyloid 1-42, which are implicated in ...

Blood tests are an important part of routine diagnostic evaluation when it comes to your health. A prime example is the ...

During the test, blood will be drawn from a vein in your arm using a needle attached to a syringe. You will feel a pricking sensation when the needle goes in but it won’t be too painful and won ...

The anion gap blood test measures the acid-base and electrolyte balance in the blood. Results can show whether there is an imbalance in a person’s pH levels, which may be making the blood too ...

PHARMACY technician Mark McCormick went for a routine blood test but went on to get a shock diagnosis that affects thousands of Irish each year, admitting: “It wasn’t on my ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KUMV) - Drone operators in Grand Forks County flew blood packs using an aerial vehicle as part of a ...