New research shows a simple blood test can predict the onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms, leading to earlier therapeutic care Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...

A new study conducted by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers found that a single blood test could predict when someone is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. The study ...

A simple blood test could predict not only a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, but also the year symptoms will begin. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St.

A protein lurking around in the blood can help with the accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. In a recent study, researchers from Spain investigated how blood-based biomarkers, such as a protein ...

A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in diagnoses at later stages of the disease. By Rebecca Robbins and Gina Kolata A ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

A new blood test may reveal Crohn’s disease years before symptoms begin. The test detects an unusual immune response to gut bacteria in people who later develop the condition. By studying healthy ...

UC San Diego Health researchers develop a simple test to detect pulmonary arterial hypertension before it leads to heart failure. LA JOLLA, Calif. (KGTV) - New research from UC San Diego Health shows ...

A finger-prick blood test that can be mailed to a lab may offer a simpler way to detect the brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. Researchers tested whether tiny ...

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The new blood test for Alzheimer's can rule out the need for PET scans and other forms of imaging in some cases. Diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease is a difficult procedure, but the Food and Drug ...

Cancer continues to be one of the world's top causes of death, partly because of delayed discovery of the disease. But according to a recently released study, a simple blood test may be able to ...