PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania researchers are developing a blood test to better predict the risk of kidney ...

In a major breakthrough, researchers have developed a simple blood test that may one day help doctors predict how fast ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a blood-based method that may help detect germ cell tumors, the most common type of ...

A common blood test marker may reveal Alzheimer’s risk years in advance. Elevated immune cells could signal danger early and ...

A new blood test could diagnose pancreatic cancer much earlier, improving survival rates for people with the disease. A large part of the reason for this poor prognosis is that pancreatic cancer is ...

Mass General Brigham researchers used long-term data and a blood test for the biomarker pTau217 to identify the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively healthy adults.

In a survey of nearly 600 adults seen in primary care, roughly 85% said they would agree to a blood-based Alzheimer’s test if ...

A Miami man credits a routine blood test with saving his life after early-stage colon cancer was found via colonoscopy, ...

The U.S. FDA recently approved a new blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The test, called Lumipulse, measures two proteins in plasma: pTau217 and ß-Amyloid 1-42. These proteins clump together ...

Doctors do not diagnose melanoma using a blood test. Instead, bloodwork can guide their treatment decisions and provide information about a person’s overall health. Melanoma is an aggressive form of ...

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 ...