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 ...

A first-of-its-kind blood test that uses biomarkers to distinguish bipolar disorder from depression could slash the time it ...

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 ...

A new study reveals that colonoscopies and stool-based tests still outperform new blood tests when it comes to colorectal cancer screening and prevention.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

However, sports and medicine have changed dramatically since the era of doping tragedies such as Tom Simpson. Most recent ...

A review into the death of a one-year-old boy suffering from undiagnosed leukaemia has determined it was “reasonable” that he ...

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.” ...

There are also strict rules to follow in order to get on the list and stay there. Candidates have to undergo a pap smear, ...

The ‘Gold standard’ for diagnosing SIBO—culturing jejunal aspirate—has limitations. Numerous bacteria species do not grow in ...