The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a ...

But new research suggests that a simple blood test may be able to predict osteoporosis risk, allowing doctors to intervene ...

Finding the perfect early screening test for cancer remains a persistent challenge for the health industry. But new findings suggest that blood tests still being assessed are showing promising results ...

Dec. 2 (UPI) --As new blood tests capable of detecting dozens of cancers in their early stages are hitting the market, disease prevention advocates say political and economic momentum is building for ...

There’s new progress in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. About 1 in 9 US seniors has Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, which slowly impairs memory, thinking skills and the ability ...

In the spring of 2021, the cancer field was abuzz over research that suggested a simple early-detection blood test could find dozens of different cancers, including many for which there is no routine ...

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ALT, which is short for alanine aminotransferase or alanine transaminase, is a kind of protein called an enzyme. It helps the liver change food into energy. ALT used to be known as serum ...

Cancer continues to be one of the world's top causes of death, partly because of delayed discovery of the disease. But according to a recently released study, a simple blood test may be able to ...

Last month, The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new blood test for assisting the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Produced by Roche, Elecsys pTau181 measures the concentration of a ...

A team of scientists has developed a highly accurate blood test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The test reads tiny DNA patterns that reveal the biological signature of the illness. For millions who’ve ...

A new type of blood test could help detect multiple cancers early. A team of researchers in California studied a new multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test called Galleri, which can reportedly ...