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Blood test helps identify distinct molecular signatures in children with cystic fibrosis

Researchers at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and colleagues, used a blood test and microarray technology to identify distinct molecular signatures in children with cystic fibrosis.

12 Dec 2018

Brigham researchers develop automated, low-cost tool to predict a woman's ovulation

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital are developing an automated, low-cost tool to predict a woman's ovulation and aid in family planning.

11 Dec 2018

People who eat red meat have high levels of chemical associated with heart disease, study finds

Researchers have identified another reason to limit red meat consumption: high levels of a gut-generated chemical called trimethylamine N-oxide, that also is linked to heart disease.

11 Dec 2018

Study provides new understanding of mysterious 'hereditary swelling'

An upper arm that swells to twice its normal size. A stomach that inexplicably swells up causing colic pain, vomiting or diarrhea. Or a life-threatening variant with severe swelling of the face, lips, tongue and larynx, bringing the risk of obstructed airways and death by suffocation.

11 Dec 2018

Researchers are developing blood test to diagnose or predict Alzheimer's disease

Today, the only way to definitively diagnose Alzheimer's disease in life is through brain scans and tests of cerebrospinal fluid that must be collected via lumbar puncture. Though cumbersome and expensive, such tests provide the most accurate diagnoses for patients.

6 Dec 2018

Fasting for blood test can lead to hypoglycemia in patients who take diabetes medications

Fasting before getting your blood drawn for cholesterol tests is common practice, but new research from Michigan State University shows it is a contributing factor of low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, in patients who take diabetes medications.

5 Dec 2018

Latest advances in AI for aging and longevity research

Insilico Medicine, one of the leaders in artificial intelligence for drug discovery, biomarker development, digital medicine, and aging research announced today the publication of its recent paper titled "Artificial Intelligence for Aging and Longevity Research: Recent Advances and Perspectives" in Ageing Research Reviews, one of the highest-impact journals in the field.

3 Dec 2018

New nanoscale technique developed to get more information from the blood of cancer patients

A technique to get more information from the blood of cancer patients than previously possible has been developed.

28 Nov 2018

Study: Measuring and monitoring tumor DNA can help reveal early melanoma growth

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have added to evidence that measuring and monitoring tumor DNA that naturally circulates in the blood of melanoma patients can not only reliably help reveal the early stages of cancer growth and spread but also uncover new treatment options that tumor genetic analysis alone may not.

27 Nov 2018

Colorectal cancer screening reduces need for intense treatments among male patients

While screening for colorectal cancer did not, so far, reduce mortality, it did reduce the need for chemotherapy and emergency surgeries among male patients, shows a recent Finnish study.

21 Nov 2018

Buyers of short-term health plans: Wise or shortsighted?

Supporters of the nation's health law condemn them. A few states, including California and New York, have banned them. Other states limit them.

20 Nov 2018

New research offers hope for simpler way to diagnose and treat cancer

Monitoring cancer can often be an intrusive and exhausting process for patients. But with Brigham Young University chemistry professor Ryan Kelly's new research, there is hope for a simpler way: No more biopsies.

20 Nov 2018

New blood test developed for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer

Research on a bacterial toxin first discovered in Adelaide has led to the development a new blood test for the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer - a disease which kills over 1000 Australian women and 150,000 globally each year.

19 Nov 2018

Study defines biomarker in response to treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer

The most aggressive type of prostate cancer, castration-resistant prostate cancer, can be treated with two different therapies: taxanes or hormone treatment. Until this day there are no comparative studies between the two and the decision on which treatment to use is done empirically and based on the patient's preferences.

14 Nov 2018

Study aims to find which outreach method is more effective at improving cancer screening rates

Phone calls are more effective reminders for patients to book cancer screening appointments than mailed letters but are also more costly, suggests a new study from St. Michael's Hospital.

13 Nov 2018

Certain test strips used with home-use devices may provide inaccurate results, warns FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today is warning patients and doctors, who use at-home or in-the-office medical devices to monitor levels of the blood thinner, warfarin, that certain test strips used with the devices may provide inaccurate results and should not be relied upon to adjust the drug dosage.

2 Nov 2018

Blood Test News and Research

Blood test helps identify distinct molecular signatures in children with cystic fibrosis

Brigham researchers develop automated, low-cost tool to predict a woman's ovulation

People who eat red meat have high levels of chemical associated with heart disease, study finds

Study provides new understanding of mysterious 'hereditary swelling'

Researchers are developing blood test to diagnose or predict Alzheimer's disease

Fasting for blood test can lead to hypoglycemia in patients who take diabetes medications

Latest advances in AI for aging and longevity research

New nanoscale technique developed to get more information from the blood of cancer patients

Study: Measuring and monitoring tumor DNA can help reveal early melanoma growth

Colorectal cancer screening reduces need for intense treatments among male patients

Buyers of short-term health plans: Wise or shortsighted?

New research offers hope for simpler way to diagnose and treat cancer

New blood test developed for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer

Study defines biomarker in response to treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer

Study aims to find which outreach method is more effective at improving cancer screening rates

Certain test strips used with home-use devices may provide inaccurate results, warns FDA

Researchers discover biomarker for most common type of heart failure

Researchers discover new, better marker to identify degree of brain damage after cardiac arrest

Releasing Control from Practitioner to Patient Through Technology

New liquid biopsy test confirms remission in patients with HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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