What Is a Fecal Occult Blood Test? The fecal occult blood test (FOBT) looks for the presence of blood in the feces, which may be a sign of a problem in your digestive system. The amount of blood ...

Development of an effective, noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test has long been a priority. Although fecal DNA testing has shown potential in preliminary studies, the current report is the ...

A blood test to provide an early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease may be available soon from two Indianapolis biomedical companies, as the cases of the progressive neurological illness are on the ...

The exam may involve questions about your medical history and a physical, blood test, urine test and electrocardiogram (EKG). Medical exams are standard for most term and permanent life insurance ...

A blood test appears capable of detecting early-stage pancreatic cancers with up to 97% accuracy, a new study reports. The test looks for eight small RNA particles and eight larger DNA markers ...

The FDA cleared a rapid blood test for mild traumatic brain injury. The test can help a medical provider determine if someone should get a CT scan in 15 minutes. Blood biomarker tests like this one ...

who has been a consultant for Caris Life Sciences, which is also designing a multi-cancer blood test. “It means nothing if these tests don’t lead to better survival.” The tests probably are ...

A blood test to provide an early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease may be available soon from two Indianapolis biomedical companies, as the cases of the progressive neurological illness are on the ...

A father given blood infected with a life-threating virus had a "complete mistrust of the system" before taking his own life, his daughter said. Keith Francis - who contracted the hepatitis C ...

A blood test designed to aid in the rapid diagnosis of concussions has gained FDA approval. The new i-STAT TBI test can detect two proteins released into the blood when someone suffers a concussion ...