This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health. To carry out these functions, blood contains a multitude of components, including ...

From HbA1c and Vitamin D to B12, thyroid and cholesterol, Dr Rajeev Sharma explains what common blood test results may ...

Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health. To carry out these functions, blood contains a multitude of components, including red blood cells that transport oxygen, nutrients and ...

Brad Reisfeld is a professor of chemical and biological engineering, biomedical engineering, and public health at Colorado State University. Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health.

A routine blood draw may one day help catch one of the world’s most common kidney cancers before it spreads, according to a study published in Epigenetics Communications. Researchers in Japan report t ...

A new blood test that could help doctors identify whether a patient has Alzheimer's disease was cleared by the FDA last week. The diagnostic tool, the Elecsys pTau 181 plasma test, is developed by ...

The test can spot the brain plaques that define Alzheimer’s long before a diagnosis would normally be on the table.

Two devastating movement disorders, Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy, often look so similar in the clinic that ...

Blood tests help doctors detect multiple myeloma by measuring changes in blood cells and proteins associated with bone marrow cancer. A complete blood count (CBC) can show low red blood cells or ...

Recent research suggests that monitoring blood test trends over time, rather than focusing on a single test, may help ...

Blood tests can help diagnose, stage, and determine how to treat uterine cancer. If your doctor suspects you have uterine cancer, they’ll also order imaging tests and a biopsy to confirm it. Share on ...