Diagnosis

A compelling study indicates Parkinson’s disease could be diagnosed by remotely tracking a person’s breathing patterns. Led by researchers from MIT, the study presents an AI system that uses radio waves to monitor breathing while a person sleeps.

What if a fitness tracker sitting on your wrist could detect COVID-19 before you even developed symptoms? A study claims this is not only possible, but preliminary investigations found infections can be detected two days before symptoms appear.

Researchers can now assess a person’s risk of developing late-life dementia using data from a common type of bone density scan. The study revealed calcification within the abdominal aorta can double one’s risk of developing dementia over the age of 80.

Autism and ADHD are becoming better understood, but clinicians can still find the two conditions difficult to tell apart. Now, South Australian researchers say they've produced evidence that the two conditions could be diagnosed using an eye test.

Using machine learning, researchers have developed an algorithm that can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s disease from a single MRI brain scan. The system can also distinguish early-stage disease from more advanced stages.

Since early 2020 it has been suggested dogs can sniff out patients with COVID-19. Now, a study has reported on a real-world investigation into this method of detection, finding it's potentially effective, at least in detecting COVID-negative people.

Researchers are beginning to see broad impacts of the pandemic on public health, as studies warn of increases in cancer deaths over the coming years as pandemic-related delays to diagnoses are seeing cases caught at significantly later stages.

Researchers have demonstrated that a new kind of ultrasound scan can diagnose prostate cancer with accuracy equal to costly MRIs. The findings offer an easier way to quickly test patients for clinically-significant prostate cancers.

Genome sequencing can determine whether a patient’s illness is genetic, but results usually take weeks. A new ultra-rapid technique can sequence a person’s genome and diagnose genetic diseases in just a few hours, earning it a Guinness World Record.

A new test has been developed to assess the likelihood of an early-stage melanoma either spreading or recurring. The test measures levels of several proteins in a biopsy, helping doctors assess which patients require more frequent follow-ups.

Cancer treatments have better outcomes if the disease is caught early. A new Oxford study demonstrates an experimental blood test that shows promise in detecting a variety of cancers in patients, and even whether or not they’ve spread.

Glioblastoma is a brain cancer that can be aggressive and, unfortunately, tricky to diagnose without a biopsy. But a new noninvasive method, tested in mice and pigs, could one day diagnose the disease with ultrasound pulses and a basic blood test.