If you get a high reading at the doctor's office, it may not be definitive. Here's what to know about your risk — and testing ...

A new study conducted by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers found that a single blood test could predict when someone is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. The study ...

A large, three-year clinical trial designed to demonstrate how Grail’s blood test for early cancer detection could work in a broad population has preliminary results showing reduction in late-stage ...

A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in diagnoses at later stages of the disease. By Rebecca Robbins and Gina Kolata A ...

WashU researchers have created a model that can seemingly predict a person's symptoms of Alzheimer's within a few years. Reading time 3 minutes Sickness and death are inevitable, but many of us will ...

A simple blood test might one day serve as a molecular ‘clock’ that predicts not only whether someone will develop Alzheimer’s disease — but when. Blood tests are now approved for Alzheimer’s: how ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a method to predict when someone is likely to develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease using a single blood test. In ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

Bonsack is a patient advocate based in Moab, Utah. In the midst of a health crisis a few years ago, doctors repeatedly checked my thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), revealing an odd pattern: My test ...

A new light-based sensor can spot incredibly tiny amounts of cancer biomarkers in blood, raising the possibility of earlier and simpler cancer detection. The technology merges DNA nanotechnology, ...