Oncology & Cancer

Genetic clues reveal lung cancer's next move

Knowing whether a tumor might grow or spread to other parts of a patient's body could be key to survival—and now scientists are one step closer to unlocking the ability to predict just that.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Sugar molecule in blood can predict Alzheimer's disease, suggests study

Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease requires reliable and cost-effective screening methods. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now discovered that a type of sugar molecule in blood is associated ...

Diabetes

Global type 1 diabetes burden remains high despite advances

The past few years have seen numerous advances in the understanding of how type 1 diabetes develops and how to manage it, yet the global disease burden remains high, according to a review article published April 5 in The ...

Oncology & Cancer

Blood-based 'liquid biopsy' might spot early-stage cancers

An experimental blood test may be able to catch a dozen different types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy—including some that are particularly tricky to detect, a preliminary study suggests.

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Blood test

Ablood testis a laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a needle, or via fingerprick.

Blood tests are used to determine physiological and biochemical states, such as disease, mineral content, drug effectiveness, and organ function. Although the termblood testis used, most routine tests (except for most haematology) are done on plasma or serum, instead of blood cells.

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