But new research suggests that a simple blood test may be able to predict osteoporosis risk, allowing doctors to intervene ...

Winter can feel like a natural time to slow down, but when profound fatigue, bone pain, and persistent low mood set in, it ...

There’s new progress in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. About 1 in 9 US seniors has Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, which slowly impairs memory, thinking skills and the ability ...

Experts predict a test measuring p-tau217 in blood plasma may become a standard screening tool for Alzheimer’s disease in ...

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their international collaborators have developed a new computational tool that maps how gene pathways interact in complex biological systems. Using this ...

The tests have not been approved by federal regulators, but that hasn’t stopped patients from wanting them — and doctors from worrying. By Nina Agrawal In the spring of 2021, the cancer field was ...

Dec. 2 (UPI) --As new blood tests capable of detecting dozens of cancers in their early stages are hitting the market, disease prevention advocates say political and economic momentum is building for ...

A new blood test from Quest Diagnostics has Alzheimer's experts concerned. The Quest AD-Detect test, which consumers can now purchase from home without visiting a doctor first, measures amyloid-beta ...

ALS is a debilitating paralytic disease characterized by the death of upper and lower motor neurons. Fortunately, ALS is relatively rare, with an incidence rate of 1.6 per 100,000 adults, resulting in ...

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This study shows that a blood-based metabolomic signature linked to maternal BMI predicts gestational diabetes and ...