Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a blood-based method that may help detect germ cell tumors, the most common type of testicular cancer, including cases that do not show up on standard blood ...

A common blood test marker may reveal Alzheimer’s risk years in advance. Elevated immune cells could signal danger early and may even contribute to the disease. Credit: Shutterstock A routine blood ...

Aging of specific white blood cells is linked to cognitive and mood symptoms of depression, suggesting a potential biomarker ...

Man-made "forever chemicals" have been detected in 98.8% of blood tests, in a new study which examined more than 10,500 ...

A new study suggests depression may soon be detectable through a simple blood test—by tracking how certain immune cells age.

A medication used to treat constipation, lubiprostone, may protect the kidneys and slow down damage caused by gut bacteria.

Pre-pregnancy blood biomarkers linked to hypertension risk highlight the potential for early intervention in managing ...

The day is not far off when a simple blood test will mean that people with cancer will no longer have to undergo surgery to ...

A DNA index cutoff ≥1.10 delivered excellent discrimination for HHD (AUC 0.947) with high sensitivity and near-rule-out performance when negative (NPV 99.1%). Karyotype failure occurred in 25.2%, and ...

A new over-the-counter sexually transmitted infection test in Austin delivers results in 30 minutes and connects patients to ...

From the subtle differences between memory lapses and brain disease to the lifestyle changes that can lower your risk, Dr Tim Beanland at Alzheimer’s Society helps you navigate the facts about dementi ...