In 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a blood test that can screen for colorectal cancer in people older than 45 years old at average risk for the disease. Some people may skip ...

Liquid biopsies have transformed cancer testing. These tests detect signs of cancer using a simple blood draw instead of removing tissue from the body. Traditional biopsies involve surgery, needles, ...

The earlier Alzheimer’s disease can be diagnosed, the better the outcomes; however, it can be hard to diagnose the disease in its earliest stages. The United States Food and Drug Administration ...

Want to B-positive about your health? Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a cutting-edge blood test that can detect signs of cancer three years before any symptoms surface. The breakthrough could ...

A new type of blood test could help detect multiple cancers early. A team of researchers in California studied a new multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test called Galleri, which can reportedly ...

We're now closer to being able to diagnose the most common form of dementia with a simple test. The Food and Drug Administration on May 16 said it cleared the first blood test for Alzheimer's disease.

Scientists hope the test can soon be given once a year to patients over the age of 50 as another form of cancer screening. Galleri, developed by the American pharmaceutical firm Grail, is designed to ...

A routine blood test may be able to detect cancer more than three years before diagnosis, a new study suggests. Using a multicancer early detection test, they identified tumor-derived genetic ...