Scientists are one step closer to developing a functional blood test to detect a range of cancers. By identifying specific cancer DNA mutations​, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center are reporting success in detecting the presence of early-stage cancers in blood samples.
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Researchers at Stanford University have recently made a major breakthrough in pinning down the physiological origins of chronic fatigue syndrome, which may pave the way to developing a blood test that could diagnose this mysterious malady.
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For the first time, researchers at the University of North Carolina have used MRIs of six-month-olds to successfully predict which babies were at a high risk of developing autism as toddlers.
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Early detection of cancer is key, and a blood test would be far simpler than invasive biopsies. Researchers at Purdue recently made a major breakthrough in this area, identifying a series of proteins that, when found in elevated levels in a patient's blood, can signify the presence of cancer.​
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A new study reveals a potential new diagnostic tool that could allow doctors to identify whether a child is on the autism spectrum through a simple blood test. But can the mystery of autism be reduced to a few simple biomarkers or is the disorder much more complex?
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As it stands, asthma is far from the easiest health condition to diagnose. But scientists have now come up with a new approach that could make things a whole lot easier, analyzing a single sample of a patient's saliva to pick out tell-tale signs of the disease.
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Early detection is paramount to survival from bowel cancer, but existing methods are either unreliable or invasive. Russian scientists hope to change this with a new hydrogel biochip that probes blood serum for cancer antibodies, and far outstrips traditional methods of detecting the cancer.
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A team of researchers at La Trobe University is developing a blood test for earlier detection of Parkinson's disease. The team estimates that it could be available within the next five years.
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Asthma is a widespread condition, but there's no definitive test for diagnosing it. New research could change that, with scientists identifying molecules that circulate in the blood, signalling that they have the disease.
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When diagnosing autism, doctors rely on reports from parents, and direct observations, but those methods don't always produce concrete results. Now, researchers have looked to eye tracking to streamline the process, providing a solid, early diagnosis.
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