One simple fitness test may be able to predict how long you live, and it doesn’t require setting foot in a gym or lifting heavy weights. In fact, it takes about 30 seconds and requires only your body ...

A simple urine test may reveal kidney damage long before symptoms begin. Doctors say early detection can prevent dialysis and save lives.

Early detection of prostate cancer remains a major clinical challenge due to the lack of reliable biomarkers, despite the disease being highly treatable when caught in its early stages. Now, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers evaluated a blood test’s ability to predict recurrence in patients with stage 3 melanoma.

One of the most widely used tools for diagnosing and monitoring diabetes is the glycated haemoglobin test, commonly known as HbA1c. This test measures the percentage of haemoglobin in the blood that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The test met its primary endpoint of concordance with intended use, which was 99%. Patients with a positive ...

The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not. By Pam Belluck A blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease has received ...

A new urine-based biomarker test could cut in half the need for surveillance imaging to detect recurrence of the most common form of kidney cancer, researchers reported at the 2025 annual congress of ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful, progressive joint disease characterized by particularly acute flare-ups. Biologics, used to treat autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, target symptom ...

For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been diagnosed only after tremors, stiffness and slowed movement are already disrupting daily life. Now a wave of research suggests a simple blood draw could ...