YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WYTV) – Most of us have taken a blood test at one time or another. They’re used to keep track of health and to diagnose conditions. What do these blood samples reveal? A blood sample ...

According to Mount Sinai, a hospital system in New York, some older patients can benefit from getting a 25-hydroxy test to ...

Seven crucial health conditions can be uncovered through just one blood test — a simple tool that can reveal more than you ...

While the new Shield blood test may motivate more people to get screened for colorectal cancer, it also comes with downsides, ...

It shows how well your body makes insulin ... A C-peptide test typically uses a sample of your blood. To take a blood test, someone in your doctor’s office or a lab will collect your blood ...

Similar to doing an MOT on a car, scientists believe they can run a blood test to check how fast a person's internal organs are ageing, and even predict which ones might soon fail. The Stanford ...

If a blood test shows you have a low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), it may be a sign of anemia. In rare cases, there may be a more serious cause, such as cancer. If a doctor ...

you will want to consider that not all blood tests for Alzheimer’s are the same. The test that shows the most promise for ...

A NEW blood test could detect Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages, years before symptoms begin to show. Tests that ...

New data from cancer screening and diagnostic test provider Exact Sciences have shown an 88.3% sensitivity rate for its blood-based colorectal cancer screening test.

A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer has shown real promise in a major NHS trial, researchers say. The test correctly revealed two out of every three cancers among 5,000 people who had ...