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, ...

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For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been diagnosed only after tremors, stiffness and slowed movement are already disrupting daily life. Now a wave of research suggests a simple blood draw could ...

Researchers from Emory University’s Goizueta Brain Health Institute have made an exciting discovery that could change how we detect and treat Alzheimer’s disease. By studying changes in the blood, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roche's Elecsys pTau181 test is the second blood-based biomarker test to receive FDA clearance for Alzheimer’s disease this year. ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Which infections have you already come into contact with? In the future, a simple blood test may be all you need to answer that question. Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität ...

Cancer’s genetic fingerprints may lurk in people’s blood long before they find out about the disease. It’s possible to spot tumor DNA more than three years before a person is diagnosed with cancer, ...