Scientists looked for early detection method for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Plasma proteins of NAFLD patients were analyzed by mass spectrometry Six proteins were detected in the blood associated with the early stages of NAFLD Protein PIGR identified as candidate biomarker for liver damage tests One in four people in Western and Asian societies...
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Blood test detects Alzheimer’s damage before symptoms
A simple blood test reliably detects signs of brain damage in people on the path to developing Alzheimer’s disease—even before they show signs of confusion and memory loss, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Germany. Credit: CC0 Public Domain...
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How the New Blood Test for Menopause Can Help Women
Women who want to know if they have entered menopause — or when they will — may be able to find out with a new blood test. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval to the PicoAMH Elisa test. It’s produced by Ansh Labs. The test works by measuring anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH),...
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New blood test that can tell if someone is having a heart attack is faster than ever and 100% accurate, reveals US study
The new test used can diagnose a heart attack faster than ever and is 100% accurate Measures troponins proteins released by damaged heart cells during an attack In typically healthy people, troponin levels are low enough to be undetectable The breakthrough means doctors are able to diagnose and treat patients sooner A simple blood test...
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Researchers report novel method to quickly make therapeutic proteins from human blood
UMBC researchers report novel method to quickly make therapeutic proteins from human blood Personalized medicine has incredible potential, but current approaches are still too expensive and time-consuming to have a big impact. A new paper in Scientific Reports looks at how to extract cellular protein synthesis machinery from human blood, and, by adding recombinant DNA to the extract, to produce therapeutic proteins within...
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Success of blood test for autism affirmed
First physiological test for autism proves high accuracy in the second trial RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Troy, N.Y. – One year after researchers published their work on a physiological test for autism, a follow-up study confirms its exceptional success in assessing whether a child is on the autism spectrum. A physiological test that supports a clinician’s diagnostic process...
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Blood test may predict future risk of cardiovascular events
Study of 27,000 women finds that branched-chain amino acid levels in the bloodstream are as predictive of heart disease as LDL cholesterol, other risk factors BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL Despite heart disease and type 2 diabetes being among the leading causes of death in the U.S., the mechanisms leading to and linking these two diseases...
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Vitamin D blood test may one day speed bipolar diagnosis in kids
Finding a reliable blood marker could offer help to doctors and parents, study suggests COLUMBUS, Ohio – A blood test may have the potential to speed accurate diagnosis – and proper treatment – of bipolar disorder in children, new research suggests. Researchers at The Ohio State University found that children with bipolar disorder had higher...
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New blood test useful to detect people at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
Heidelberg, 6 April 2018 – There is, as yet, no cure for Alzheimer’s disease. It is often argued that progress in drug research has been hampered by the fact that the disease can only be diagnosed when it is too late for an effective intervention. Alzheimer’s disease is thought to begin long before patients show...
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New blood test found to predict onset of TB up to two years in advance
April 6, 2018 — A new blood test has been found to more accurately predict the development of tuberculosis up to two years before its onset in people living with someone with active TB, according to research published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, an American Thoracic Society journal. IMAGE: TB blood...