There's a new blood test to screen for colorectal cancer, but a new study found it's not as effective as a colonoscopy or ...

The method employs ultrathin membranes to capture small packets of cellular material known as extracellular vesicles. Cells ...

also called a sedimentation rate test or sed rate test, measures how quickly red blood cells sink to the bottom of a test tube. A high rate of settlement indicates high levels of inflammation.

One of the best-known is the Galleri test (available online for $949) made by the healthcare company Grail. It’s marketed as ...

Share on Pinterest Two experimental blood tests have shown promise in picking up on early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Image credit: MaaHoo/Stocksy. One area is focusing on biomarkers ...

BOULDER, Colo. — CU Boulder has created a new device that could deliver blood test results right away. When you go to a ...

You're not feeling well. You've had a pounding headache all week, dizzy spells and have vomited up your past few meals.

Blood courses through your body with every heartbeat. It carries life-giving oxygen to every organ. Blood also helps remove the waste products your body makes. Because it flows to and from every part ...

During an annual checkup, the patient says: “Doc, I saw a commercial about a blood test that can tell if I’ll develop Alzheimer’s. I watched my mother go through it. I want to get tested.” ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (UPI) --New blood tests screen for colorectal cancer in a much less invasive way than colonoscopy, but deaths will increase if many people choose this alternative, a new study ...

Researchers have found a potential new diagnostic marker that could be used to better detect the level of tissue damage in our bodies.

Roche put forward new data on two of its upcoming, non-invasive blood tests designed to help rule out a diagnosis of ...