Category: Blood Test

New Blood Test may Help with Early Parkinson’s Disease Detection

April 30th, 2025
Researchers say they have developed a new blood test that for the first time would allow doctors to detect the onset of Parkinson’s disease in its earliest stages. Early Parkinson’s Disease Detection The new test can give providers an early warning of… more »

Blood Tests Make Headlines

August 7th, 2024
Blood tests have been making the news; learn more below. FDA Approves Blood Test for Colon Cancer The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 53,000 people will die of colorectal cancer this year. The FDA has approved a blood test which scr… more »

New Tests Make Headlines

May 1st, 2024
New tests to detect diseases are in the works according to researchers. Read on to learn more. Multiple Sclerosis Antibodies An early marker of multiple sclerosis could help doctors learn who will develop the disease, a new study says. In every 1 in… more »

New Blood Test Could Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease Before Symptoms Appear

January 31st, 2024
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 »

New DNA Test Spots Hard to Diagnose Genetic Diseases

March 16th, 2022
  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 »