Most people will need a blood test at some point in their lives. Blood tests are part of routine health screenings. They are used to check organ function and immune system activity, to diagnose ...

A first-of-its-kind blood test that uses biomarkers to distinguish bipolar disorder from depression could slash the time it takes to get an accurate diagnosis from years to weeks, according to the ...

A blood test is now available to screen for colorectal cancer. However, a recent study concluded that the test shouldn't replace traditional screening methods, such as colonoscopy or stool tests.

It's also not unusual off-screen. A 2022 Ipsos poll found that nearly 40% of Americans have engaged in age-gap dating, with men more likely to be the ones dating a younger partner. Why is this?

Mumbai’s blood banks annually grapple with a critical shortage of blood around Diwali due to significantly less or no blood donation drives in offices and colleges, which are shut due to the ...

You're not feeling well. You've had a pounding headache all week, dizzy spells and have vomited up your past few meals. You visit your GP to get some answers and sit while they shine a light in ...

You visit your GP to get some answers and sit while they shine a light in your eyes, order a blood test and request some medical imaging. Everything your GP just did relies on light. These are ...

Roche put forward new data on two of its upcoming, non-invasive blood tests designed to help rule out a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. The two plasma-based, in vitro tests scan for specific ...

James Morrissey of the University of Michigan, who discovered a role for polyphosphate in blood clotting, writes, “We are still in the early days of investigating the biological roles of ...

The Vectra DA is a blood test used to measure disease activity in people already diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is NOT used to diagnose RA. In addition to tracking disease activity, ...

Use of the Naranjo et al. [12] adverse drug reaction probability scale indicated a probable relationship between hyperchloremic, normal anion-gap, metabolic acidosis and topiramate. This adverse ...