C-reactive protein (CRP) is produced by the liver in response to inflammation. High-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) testing detects low-grade, chronic inflammation and is the most validated blood test for ...

John (Eddie) La Marca receives funding from Cancer Council Victoria. He is affiliated with the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.

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 ...

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 ...

Newly FDA-cleared blood tests are now making it easier for doctors to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. But could a single blood test also predict when patients' symptoms will appear? A study published ...

A new light-based sensor can spot incredibly tiny amounts of cancer biomarkers in blood, raising the possibility of earlier and simpler cancer detection. The technology merges DNA nanotechnology, ...

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 ...

Scientists have created a blood test that can estimate when Alzheimer’s symptoms are likely to begin. By measuring a protein called p-tau217, the model predicts symptom onset within roughly three to ...

Researchers developed a "clock" model that based on a single blood test can estimate Alzheimer's symptom onset in cognitively unimpaired adults. The model predicted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A WashU study links a plasma tau marker to symptom timing, predicting Alzheimer’s onset within about three to four years. (CREDIT: ...

A large, three-year clinical trial designed to demonstrate how Grail’s blood test for early cancer detection could work in a broad population has preliminary results showing reduction in late-stage ...

Speculation is growing after more than 100 mysterious earthquakes were recorded near a secretive U.S. military testing range close to Area 51 in Nevada. The unusual seismic activity has sparked online ...