The tests could help to improve dementia care, but scientists say there are still some caveats and unknowns. By Dana G. Smith Could a simple blood test predict your risk of getting dementia years, or ...

A Miami man credits a routine blood test for saving his life. Ian Ferguson, 37, had no symptoms when he got standard blood ...

A new kind of blood test promises to find cancer early—sometimes even before symptoms appear. The pitch is compelling: a single sample of blood could scan the body for dozens of different cancers at ...

A simple blood test might detect women at risk for cognitive decline and dementia 25 years before any symptoms appear. The blood test looks for high levels of a protein called p-tau217, indicating ...

A new blood test could speed up diagnosis and treatment for people dealing with early memory or thinking changes. The FDA has cleared Elecsys pTau181, the first blood test for use in primary care to ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Some companies now offer multi-cancer early detection ...

Getting blood work done is no substitute for imaging, but it can certainly help give context and direction. (Picture: Pexels) Yearly blood tests catch health issues before symptoms Tests like thyroid ...

MethylScan is a new low-cost cell-free DNA methylome test that removes much of the healthy blood DNA background, helping rare ...

Why do some people live longer than others? New research from the University of Minnesota and Duke University, recently published in Aging Cell, investigates how tiny molecules in the bloodstream ...

Multicancer assays leverage cfDNA methylation patterns to detect malignancy and infer tumor origin, with reported tissue-of-origin prediction approaching 87% accuracy in real-world experience. The 142 ...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit for driving under ...