Want to B-positive about your health? Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a cutting-edge blood test that can detect signs of cancer three years before any symptoms surface. The breakthrough could ...

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 acidic ...

Testing a person’s blood for a type of protein called phosphorylated tau, or p-tau, could be used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease with “high accuracy,” even before symptoms begin to show, a new ...

An investigational multi-target blood test was three times more sensitive than standard ultrasound surveillance for detecting ...

A novel multicancer early detection blood test identified a common signal for more than 50 cancer types and predicted where the signal originated in the body among individuals with undiagnosed cancer.

A blood test based on whole-genome sequencing achieved 99% sensitivity and specificity for detecting HPV-positive head and neck cancer. Early postoperative detection of circulating tumor DNA predicted ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A model showed improved ability to predict lung cancer-specific mortality compared with USPSTF criteria. Efforts ...

A total iron binding capacity (TIBC) test is a type of blood test that measures the capacity of transferrin, a carrier protein, to bind with iron. The results can help diagnose certain health ...

Scientists at the University of East Anglia and Oxford Biodynamics have developed a high accuracy blood test to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS).