Blood Test

A standard test that evaluates blood cells can help identify patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who are at an elevated risk for death, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

A novel blood-based assay demonstrated the ability to detect five cancer types up to 4 years earlier than current screening methods, according to a recent study. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.

A novel blood-based assay demonstrated the ability to detect five cancer types up to 4 years earlier than current screening methods, according to study results published in Nature Communications.

A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute concludes that Epi proColon is the test of choice for individuals not willing to participate in fecal immunochemical tests or colonoscopy screening.

Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of five major stories from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2020.

Recent advances in blood tests suggest future tests may be able to detect Alzheimer’s disease, according to data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2020.

A blood test may be able to identify patients with multiple sclerosis who are more likely to have worsening disability, according to research published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

A minimally invasive, multicancer blood test demonstrated utility for screening and helping to guide management of individuals with no cancer history, according to results of a prospective study presented at the virtual American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.

A cell-free DNA multicancer early detection test demonstrated an ability to predict cancer and the tissue of origin in individuals with clinical suspicion of cancer, according to results of the Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas study presented at the virtual American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.

An investigational blood-based assay demonstrated efficacy in detecting multiple types of cancer, including gastrointestinal cancers, at various stages, according to study results presented at Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.