Researchers found that blood samples collected at home and mailed in can reliably track early Alzheimer’s-related brain ...

A pioneering trial has begun to assess whether a simple finger-prick blood test could offer an early diagnosis for ...

There are indications that a simple finger-prick blood test could, in the future, detect Alzheimer's disease long before the ...

Recent research suggests that blood tests may show markers of oral cancer. But a blood test isn’t enough to confirm an oral cancer diagnosis. A biopsy is the only way to confirm it. Blood tests for ...

A personalized blood test known as a circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test—which detects tiny fragments of cancer DNA ...

People may prefer to get screened for colorectal cancer with a blood test rather than a colonoscopy. But more than twice as many colorectal cancer deaths would occur with blood-based screening as with ...

There were breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease and sleep apnea.

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