Virtually every aspect of your health can be traced back to your microbiome. But some tests are better than others.

Antibodies are the immune system's precision tools for recognizing and neutralizing viruses, bacteria and other foreign ...

National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported investigators have developed a blood test to find pancreatic ductal ...

As more consumers order up lab tests and genetic screenings, experts say it could impact insurance, loans, and employment decisions.

Researchers at the new Center for Brain Health at UT Health San Antonio are studying midlife testing for early-onset dementia with blood-based biomarkers to see if they can detect disease activity up ...

While a blood test to look for Alzheimer’s is a monumental leap, and is a great source of hope, we need to remember that a positive blood test is a marker of pathology, not a guarantee of ...

Finding the perfect early screening test for cancer remains a persistent challenge for the health industry. But new findings suggest that blood tests still being assessed are showing promising results ...

Hot off the trail of National Breast Cancer Month in October, one company is trying to ease the detection of the disease that has been projected to impact at least 316,950 women across the country in ...

There’s new progress in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. About 1 in 9 US seniors has Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, which slowly impairs memory, thinking skills and the ability ...

In the spring of 2021, the cancer field was abuzz over research that suggested a simple early-detection blood test could find dozens of different cancers, including many for which there is no routine ...

The tests have not been approved by federal regulators, but that hasn’t stopped patients from wanting them — and doctors from worrying. By Nina Agrawal In the spring of 2021, the cancer field was ...

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