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Blood markers ‘may reveal rare form of Alzheimer’s 10 years before symptoms’

Scientists have discovered blood markers that could help identify people with a rare, inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease a decade before symptoms begin to appear. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found that a protein called ...

11 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Blood test can detect ‘toxic’ protein years before Alzheimer’s symptoms – study

A blood test could detect a toxic protein years before Alzheimer’s disease symptoms appear, a new study suggests. Currently patients tend to receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s only after they show well-known signs of the disease, such as memory ...

05 Dec 2022 at 21:00

Blood test ‘may predict heart disease risk for people with type 2 diabetes’

A simple blood test may be able to predict the risk of heart and kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study has suggested. Researchers have found high levels of four biomarkers – biological signposts – are strongly predictive ...

21 Aug 2023 at 19:00

‘Breakthrough’ blood test for brain cancer

UK researchers are testing a world-first blood test which can diagnose certain types of brain cancer. The simple test could reduce the need for invasive and risky surgery currently needed to diagnose some brain tumours, experts said. It ...

26 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Blood test ‘could be as accurate as lumbar puncture for Alzheimer’s detection’

A blood test could be just as accurate as painful and invasive lumbar punctures for detecting Alzheimer’s disease, research suggests. Measuring levels of a protein called p-tau217 in the blood could be just as good at detecting the ...

22 Jan 2024 at 16:00

Patients with blood disorders to get world-first NHS test

Thousands of patients with inherited blood disorders are to get a world-first NHS test which could help reduce their risk of side effects from blood transfusions. From Monday, people with sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia in ...

22 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Nationwide blood test trials hope to improve Alzheimer’s diagnosis rate

Thousands of people across the United Kingdom will have access to trials that could revolutionise the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. The blood tests could be ready for use in the NHS within five years as part of a drive to address ...

04 Apr 2024 at 07:18

Proteins in blood can predict dementia 15 years before diagnosis – study

A blood test that looks for changes in certain proteins could predict dementia up to 15 years before diagnosis, research suggests. Scientists have identified 11 proteins that they say are highly accurate (more than 90%) at ...

12 Feb 2024 at 16:00

Blood test could predict future risk of leukaemia, study suggests

A blood test could help better predict the risk of leukaemia in older people and ultimately improve early diagnosis of the disease, new research suggests. By identifying those most at risk it should be possible to provide ...

04 Jul 2022 at 17:00

Blood test to detect deadly heart inflammation could be available within a year

A £50 blood test that diagnoses a potentially deadly heart muscle inflammation could be available within a year, scientists have said. The researchers said this test would help identify those with myocarditis – ...

24 Nov 2022 at 01:01

New blood test can predict if breast cancer will come back

A new type of blood test can predict if breast cancer will come back years before it shows up on scans, paving the way for treatment to start before it becomes incurable. The “ultra-sensitive” test can pick up ...

02 Jun 2024 at 10:47

New blood test could be an early warning for child diabetes – study

A new type of blood test could be an early warning for diabetes and other obesity-related complications in children, new research suggests. Scientists say that testing for fatty acids could make it easier to ...

20 Sept 2024 at 10:00

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