Which blood tests do you really need? And how often should you get them done? Photo: ShutterstockSometimes it may feel like almost every visit to the doctor includes a dreaded blood draw. Blood tests can reveal a lot about the state of your health. But whether you should get a specific test (and how often)...
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM “THIS OFFERS HOPE THAT EVEN PATIENTS WITH THE WORST COVID DO NOT HAVE PROGRESSIVE SCARRING OF THE LUNG THAT LEADS TO DEATH,”SAID RESEARCHER Catherine A. Bonham, MD, A PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE EXPERT WHO SERVES AS SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR OF UVA HEALTH’S INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE PROGRAM. view moreCREDIT: UVA HEALTH UVA...
by University of Rovira i Virgili Low-molecular-weight fraction (LMF) blood sample preparation for SERS analysis. Credit: Biomedicines (2024). DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12010133A research team from the University of Rovira i Virgili, University of Ohio and the University of Texas has developed an innovative method that allows fibromyalgia to be reliably diagnosed from a blood sample. Identifying this disease...
NIH-funded tool can accurately identify the potentially life-threatening inflammatory diseasePeer-Reviewed Publication NIH/NATIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE Scientists develop a simple blood test to quickly diagnose sarcoidosis NIH-funded tool can accurately identify the potentially life-threatening inflammatory disease A research project supported by the National Institutes of Health has developed a tool to rapidly and inexpensively...
by University of Gothenburg Credit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from from the University of Gothenburg have developed an ultra-sensitive blood test that reflects brain damage after acute ischemic stroke—and also predicts functional outcome. This is a discovery that is expected to be of great significance in the future. The findings are described in the journal Neurology. The...
by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The research team has developed a revolutionary blood test for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that can measure the levels of 21 proteins in multiple crucial biological pathways. The test can also calculate an AD risk score, enabling the evaluation of an individual’s AD status. Credit: Hong Kong University of...
by Uppsala University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUsing the results of a standard blood test and an online tool, you can find out if you are at increased risk of having a heart attack within six months. The tool has been developed by a research group at Uppsala University in the hope of increasing patients’ motivation to...
by Kayt Sukel, Rice University Scan of mouse hippocampus and cortex, where the red signal derives from immunostaining for the synthetic marker developed by the Szablowski lab and the blue from the immunostaining of c-Fos, an endogenous protein whose production is heightened by increased neuronal activity. Credit: Szablowski lab/Rice UniversityThe brain is the most protected organ...
Randy Dotinga November 20, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Researchers say they’ve developed a novel blood-based assay that can differentiate patients with seropositive or seronegative rheumatoid arthritis from healthy people and those with other inflammatory diseases or osteoarthritis. While cautioning that the results need to be confirmed, University of Oxford (England) rheumatologist Peter Taylor, PhD, MA,...
by University of Cambridge Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have developed a new way of improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder that uses a simple blood test to identify biomarkers associated with the condition. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, used a combination of an online psychiatric assessment and a blood test to diagnose patients with bipolar...
