The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday approved Guardant Health’s Shield blood test for colon cancer screening. Although it doesn’t replace colonoscopies, doctors are optimistic it might improve screening …
The findings of a new study has brought good news to a field of medical science which can benefit 10 million people across the globe. We are talking about Parkinson’s …
Swollen tendons, lines around your eyes, and bumps on your hands can tell you a lot about your health (Image: Getty) Keeping an eye on your cholesterol levels is a …
Outdated NHS guidance is “putting lives at risk” by preventing GPs from raising the option of a blood test for men at highest risk of prostate cancer, a charity has …
The test searches for DNA changes in the blood linked to cancer (Image: Getty) An “ultra-sensitive” blood test can predict which breast cancer survivors will relapse years before scans show …
LONDON: A blood test could help identify those at highest risk of dying from heart failure within the next five years, new Oxford University research conducted in collaboration with an …
Retail giant John Lewis is to offer customers in-store blood tests in an unprecedented rollout across stores that could help drive down NHS waiting lists. The company has partnered with …
CHICAGO: A study of frozen blood samples has turned up a trove of proteins that may predict several forms of dementia more than 10 years before the disease is diagnosed, …
A blood test that can rapidly identify sepsis in patients could provide a breakthrough in treating the difficult-to-diagnose condition when every minute counts. The check – which takes just 45 …
A blood test that can spot if a patient’s brain is ageing faster than the rest of their body could help predict dementia decades before it develops, research suggests. It …