What if screening for the diseases that cause dementia could start with something as quick as a finger-prick blood test?

What should have been one of the most joyous times of Dr. Naseem Khorram’s life turned into one of the most terrifying. The Los Angeles-based nephrologist was getting routine bloodwork during her ...

Here’s an under-the-covers look at who qualifies, what to expect, and the conditions and treatment plans a sleep study might reveal. We checked in with three top sleep experts around the country to ...

If the new test developed by the research project works, it would be far easier than current scans, lumbar punctures or ...

Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers measured from finger-prick dried blood samples closely match standard plasma tests and predict ...

A blood test intended to detect colorectal cancer performed well in a clinical study, a step towards expanding options for screening the potentially deadly disease. Published in the New England ...

While a blood test to look for Alzheimer’s is a monumental leap, and is a great source of hope, we need to remember that a ...

There are indications that a simple finger-prick blood test could, in the future, detect Alzheimer's disease long before the ...