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Testing a person’s blood for a certain type of protein called phosphorylated tau or p-tau could be used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease with “high accuracy” even before symptoms begin to show, a new study suggests. Blood Test for Alzheimer's Disease… more »

  A new DNA test can accurately identify a range of hard to diagnose neurological and neuromuscular genetic diseases quicker and more accurately than currently available diagnostic tools, according to researchers.   Testing for Genetic Diseases   T… more »

  A new blood test may be more than 80 percent accurate at identifying people at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease, a study found.   Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease   The test called PrecivityAD identifies those with elevated levels of the… more »

  Scientists have concluded that a blood test that can detect 50 types of cancer (even before signs of the disease) is accurate enough to be used as a screening test for older people.   Blood Test   Scientists found that the test could detect cance… more »

  Certain blood types may increase a person’s risk of different health problems, a new study suggests.   Your Blood Type and Your Health   Researchers investigated the link between blood types and more than 1,000 diseases.   The analysis of hea… more »