Blood test can detect signs of psychotic disorders years BEFORE they start by recognising ‘protein patterns’ linked to conditions like schizophrenia, study claims

Researchers in Dublin looked at 133 people at risk of developing the conditions Used machine learning to analyse hundreds of proteins in their blood samples Identified 10 key proteins linked to inflammation…

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Blood test can detect five types of cancer FOUR YEARS before symptoms appear — including tumours in the lungs and liver

PanSeer test can detect stomach, oesophagus, bowel, lung and liver cancerTheir findings could help identify those at high risk of developing the disease Analysed plasma samples from 605 people who didn't…

Continue ReadingBlood test can detect five types of cancer FOUR YEARS before symptoms appear — including tumours in the lungs and liver

New blood test for prostate cancer could help monitor patients without invasive procedure and would reveal if they need urgent treatment

Prostate cancer is most common among UK men with 50,000 diagnosed a yearStudy published in Journal of Clinical Investigation offers hope of a blood testAt present the cancer is diagnosed…

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Pioneering blood test which uses AI to quickly scan for brain tumours is up to 90% accurate and ‘could be rolled out on the NHS within 18 months’

Doctors could pick up signs of a brain tumour earlier thanks to a new blood test Tumours can produce ambiguous symptoms like headaches, memory problems Now a blood test can detect chemical…

Continue ReadingPioneering blood test which uses AI to quickly scan for brain tumours is up to 90% accurate and ‘could be rolled out on the NHS within 18 months’

New blood test could spare thousands of lung cancer patients from chemotherapy by spotting if tumour will spread

Three studies conducted as part of Cancer Research UK £14m TRACERx projectResearchers found amount of tumour cells in blood predicted cancer's evolutionDiscovered lung tumours release multiple cells to confuse our…

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A blood test could predict heart disease and early death risks 40 YEARS in advance, study suggests

Inflammation raises risks of all manner of health problems, ranging from heart disease to diabetes and even Alzheimer's  Researchers at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center tested the blood of nearly 250,000 men…

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