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$500 cancer detection blood tests may soon become reality

According to latest breakthrough in research, a blood test to detect eight common cancers, even before their symptoms begin to appear, may become a reality soon. The study report appears in the latest issue of the journal Science and gives hope for early detection of these deadly diseases when it could still be treated more effectively.

18 Jan 2018

Study suggests movement as accurate method to diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders

A new study led by researchers at Indiana University and Rutgers University provides the strongest evidence yet that nearly imperceptible changes in how people move can be used to diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism.

18 Jan 2018

New high-sensitivity blood tests could aid faster diagnosis and treatment for heart attack

When diagnosing a heart attack, accuracy and timing are everything. A new test designed to better measure levels of troponin, a protein released when the heart muscle is damaged, could help emergency department physicians provide faster diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

16 Jan 2018

Scarring of fat tissue in obese people can make weight loss more difficult

The fat of obese people becomes distressed, scarred and inflamed, which can make weight loss more difficult, research at the University of Exeter has found.

12 Jan 2018

Novel polygenic hazard score captures age variations of aggressive prostate cancer

An international team, led by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has developed and validated a genetic tool for predicting age of onset of aggressive prostate cancer, a disease that kills more than 26,000 American men annually.

12 Jan 2018

Insilico Medicine develops new deep-learning based hematological human aging clock

Today, Insilico Medicine, Inc., a Baltimore-based company specializing in the application of artificial intelligence for drug discovery, biomarker development and aging research, announced a publication of a research paper titled "Population-specific biomarkers of human aging: a big data study using South Korean, Canadian and Eastern-European patient populations" in The Journal of Gerontology.

11 Jan 2018

Researchers aim to improve lung cancer detection using simple blood test

Simple blood tests can reveal a great deal about a person's health. They can uncover infection, anemia, diabetes and high cholesterol and provide clues about many other conditions.

9 Jan 2018

Wrecked and retching: Obscure vomiting illness linked to long-term pot use

For 17 years, Chalfonte LeNee Queen suffered periodic episodes of violent retching and abdominal pain that would knock her off her feet for days, sometimes leaving her writhing on the floor in pain.

2 Jan 2018

Sahlgrenska University Hospital becomes first Swedish site to take part in early pancreatic cancer detection study

Immunovia AB today announced that Sahlgrenska University Hospital is the first Swedish site to be part of PanFAM-1, a multicenter prospective validation study for the early diagnosis in familiar pancreatic cancer (FPC) high risk individuals.

22 Dec 2017

New recommendations aim to improve diagnosis of liver disease, prevent unnecessary tests

New recommendations, led by experts at the University of Birmingham, have been published to improve the use of liver blood tests.

20 Dec 2017

Higher blood sugar during first trimester of pregnancy increases child's risk of congenital heart defect

Higher blood sugar early in pregnancy raises the baby's risk of a congenital heart defect, even among mothers who do not have diabetes, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

15 Dec 2017

New blood test accurately forecasts advanced heart failure patients’ survival after surgery

An experimental blood test developed at UCLA that uses gene activity data from immune cells was 93 percent accurate in predicting survival rates for people with advanced heart failure who had surgery to implant mechanical circulatory support devices.

14 Dec 2017

Blood test using infrared spectroscopy can help detect two cancer types

A blood test using infrared spectroscopy can be used to diagnose two types of cancer, lymphoma and melanoma, according to a study led by Georgia State University.

12 Dec 2017

Tgen And Baylor secure federal grant to develop early detection system for pancreatic cancer

A group of the nation's premier cancer researchers led by the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute and the Translational Genomics Research Institute -- has secured a $5.13 million federal grant to develop an early detection system for pancreatic cancer, the nation's third-leading cause of cancer-related death.

11 Dec 2017

Kidney dysfunction raises diabetes risk, study suggests

Diabetes is known to increase a person's risk of kidney disease. Now, a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that the converse also is true: Kidney dysfunction increases the risk of diabetes.

11 Dec 2017

Simple blood test shows promise to predict risk of breast cancer relapse

A simple blood test that detects tumor cells circulating in the blood shows promise as a new way to predict high or low risk of a breast cancer relapse.

8 Dec 2017

Adults as likely to develop type 1 diabetes as children, research finds

Type 1 diabetes is not predominantly a 'disease of childhood' as previously believed, but is similarly prevalent in adults, new research published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology shows.

30 Nov 2017

New software could make real-time DNA-authentication a reality

In the science-fiction movie Gattaca, visitors only clear security if a blood test and readout of their genetic profile matches the sample on file. Now, cheap DNA sequencers and custom software could make real-time DNA-authentication a reality.

30 Nov 2017

Blood test could provide low-cost alternative to MRI for monitoring disease activity in MS

A blood test to monitor a nerve protein in the blood of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may help predict whether disease activity is flaring up, according to a study published in the November 29, 2017, online issue of Neurology Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

30 Nov 2017

People who use indoor firing ranges at risk of lead poisoning

Indoor firing ranges may put hobby shooters, law enforcement officers and employees at risk from lead exposure, particularly if proper dust-control measures are not in place.

22 Nov 2017

Blood Test News and Research

$500 cancer detection blood tests may soon become reality

Study suggests movement as accurate method to diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders

New high-sensitivity blood tests could aid faster diagnosis and treatment for heart attack

Scarring of fat tissue in obese people can make weight loss more difficult

Novel polygenic hazard score captures age variations of aggressive prostate cancer

Insilico Medicine develops new deep-learning based hematological human aging clock

Researchers aim to improve lung cancer detection using simple blood test

Wrecked and retching: Obscure vomiting illness linked to long-term pot use

Sahlgrenska University Hospital becomes first Swedish site to take part in early pancreatic cancer detection study

New recommendations aim to improve diagnosis of liver disease, prevent unnecessary tests

Higher blood sugar during first trimester of pregnancy increases child's risk of congenital heart defect

New blood test accurately forecasts advanced heart failure patients’ survival after surgery

Blood test using infrared spectroscopy can help detect two cancer types

Tgen And Baylor secure federal grant to develop early detection system for pancreatic cancer

Kidney dysfunction raises diabetes risk, study suggests

Simple blood test shows promise to predict risk of breast cancer relapse

Adults as likely to develop type 1 diabetes as children, research finds

New software could make real-time DNA-authentication a reality

Blood test could provide low-cost alternative to MRI for monitoring disease activity in MS

People who use indoor firing ranges at risk of lead poisoning

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