Self-administered dried blood spot kits show potential for cardiometabolic screening in young adults, but success relied ...

Diagnosis for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome currently relies on sometimes controversial diagnostic ...

The accuracy of non-invasive blood and stool-based tests for colorectal cancer is improving, but experts say it’s too soon to ...

A woman bruising her leg with a massage gun set off a medical odyssey that revealed scurvy, a disease seen fairly rarely in ...

A person should only fast before a blood test if their doctor or healthcare professional specifically instructs them to do so. Not all blood tests require fasting. If a doctor or healthcare ...

Explore the risks, causes, and latest medical strategies for tracking postpartum hemorrhage, a leading cause of unpredictable ...

Learn why low iron can occur even with a normal CBC, how to detect early deficiency, and practical lifestyle and dietary tips to maintain healthy iron levels.

Our bodies do not age at a uniform rate. The speed at which one organ ages can differ greatly from another due to a range of lifestyle, environmental and genetic factors. Conventional tests provide a ...

Imagine checking for colon cancer with nothing more invasive than a routine blood draw -- no bowel prep, no sedation and no awkward stool kit to mail. A new blood test called SHIELD is now available ...

UK researchers on Wednesday announced the trial of a blood test for Alzheimer's which it is hoped will transform diagnosis of the disease. Researchers at University College London (UCL) will assess ...

Scientists discovered that certain blood proteins linked to brain injury and inflammation strongly correlate with early signs of memory and cognitive decline, especially in Hispanic and Latino adults.

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with the UK Biobank and the University of Turin, Italy, have identified a ...