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Category: blood tests

blood tests / chemicals / Health and Medicine / PFAS

Self tests could detect dangerous ‘forever chemical’ levels earlier

Letting people at high risk of PFAS exposure collect their own blood for testing could lead to earlier detection of health problems.

blood tests / chemicals / Health and Medicine / PFAS

Self tests could detect dangerous ‘forever chemical’ levels earlier

Letting people at high risk of PFAS exposure collect their own blood for testing could lead to earlier detection of health problems.

blood tests / Health and Medicine / medical tests / sexually transmitted infections

Quick finger-prick test spots hidden trich infection

A new test would use just a drop of blood to test for the STI Trichomonas vaginalis, also called trich.

bacteria / blood tests / Health and Medicine / light / medical tests

Reflected light reveals bacteria in a drop of blood

By shining a laser on a drop of blood, mucus, or wastewater, researchers can use the light reflecting back to positively identify bacteria.

arthritis / biomarkers / blood tests / bones / Health and Medicine / pain

Blood test tracks osteoarthritis progression more accurately

A new blood test that identifies progression of osteoarthritis in the knee is more accurate than current methods.

biomarkers / blood tests / Health and Medicine

Test measures thousands of molecules from 1 blood drop

A new technique can measure thousands of molecules from a single drop of blood. The blood can even be collected at home.

Alzheimer's disease / blood tests / dementia / DNA / frailty / Health and Medicine / older adults

‘Free-range’ DNA in blood may signal dementia, frailty

Free range DNA fragments from a simple blood draw may be signs of higher risk of frailty and dementia, a new study shows.

Alzheimer's disease / blood tests / dementia / DNA / frailty / Health and Medicine / older adults

‘Free-range’ DNA in blood may signal dementia, frailty

Free range DNA fragments from a simple blood draw may be signs of higher risk of frailty and dementia, a new study shows.

blood tests / COVID-19 / Health and Medicine / hospitals / viruses

Blood test predicts which hospitalized COVID patients will get worse

A new blood test can predict which hospitalized patients with COVID-19 will get worse, even if they initially had only mild symptoms.

biomarkers / blood tests / cancer / Health and Medicine / lung cancer

Blood test may improve lung cancer screening

A new blood test could complement standard methods for lung cancer screening without the need for biopsy, researchers report.

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