UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON A team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have successfully combined genomics and machine learning in the quest to develop accessible tests that allow earlier detection of cancer. In a study published this week in Science Translational Medicine and led by Muhammed Murtaza, professor of surgery at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, researchers used a...
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Researchers develop blood test that can reliably detect Alzheimer’s disease
The test could replace the need for lumbar punctures and brain scans. TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images When doctors need to confirm an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, they often turn to a combination of brain imaging and cell analysis. Both have their downsides. The latter involves a lumbar puncture, an invasive and painful procedure that’s...
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Novel AI blood test detects liver cancer
by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed and used by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers to successfully detect lung cancer in a 2021 study has now detected more than 80% of liver cancers in a new study of 724 people. The blood...
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A Blood Test at the Touch of a Button, Without the Needle
Tara Haelle November 15, 2022 The blood test is one of the most common medical labs performed to understand what is going on with a person’s health. But the test requires taking blood with a needle, which only trained health care professionals can do before sending the sample off to a lab for analysis. Now, researchers have...
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Blood Test That Screens for 50 Cancers Found Promising in Preliminary Study
(Dreamstime) Monday, 12 September 2022 02:45 PM EDT A single blood test that can screen for more than 50 cancers seems to work fairly well in the real world, a preliminary study reveals. Researchers found that of over 6,600 apparently healthy people aged 50 and older, the blood test detected a possible cancer “signal” in...
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Scientists diagnose Alzheimer’s disease by blood test
by Zhejang University Figure1: The novel peripheral blood nerve-derived extracellular vesicle-related marker. Credit: NMDAR2A Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by a decline in cognitive function, memory loss, and in severe cases, language impairment, and ultimately the loss of independent living ability. According to estimates by Chinese Center for disease Control and Prevention, there are about...
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New Blood Test Could Reshape Early CRC Screening
Tara Haelle July 29, 2022 A simple blood test that looks for a combination of specific RNA snippets may become a novel way to screen for early-onset colorectal cancer, suggests a new study published online in Gastroenterology. Researchers identified four microRNAs that together comprise a signature biomarker that can be used to detect and diagnose the presence of colorectal cancer...
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Blood Test for Cancer Available, but Is It Ready for Prime Time?
Megan Brooks August 08, 2022 A novel blood test that can detect up to 50 different cancers from a single blood draw is gaining traction in the United States. The Galleri blood test is being now offered by a number of US health networks. The company marketing the test, GRAIL, has established partnerships with the...
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Blood test detects Alzheimer’s in people with Down syndrome
by Lund University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Around 80% of people with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer’s disease, often when they are between 40 and 50 years old. A study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that a simple blood test can detect Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome with a high degree...
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Investigational blood test can detect multiple signs of brain cancer to improve diagnosis and monitoring
by Katie Marquedant, Massachusetts General Hospital Glioma of the left parietal lobe. CT scan with contrast enhancement. Credit: Mikhail Kalinin/CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) who previously developed a blood test for mutations in a gene linked to gliomas, the most common type of adult brain tumors, have now applied their technology to...