Researchers discover a new blood test capable of detecting various types of cancer
With this new kind of blood test, it will now be possible for doctors to accurately detect multiple types of cancers.
Sep 28, 2019, 14:50 PM ISTNew blood test may help early detection of 8 cancers
The test "has the potential to be a one-stop, safe screening test for multiple tumour types that should have high community acceptance," Jeanne Tie, Associate Professor at the institute was quoted as saying.
Jan 19, 2018, 18:58 PM ISTNew blood test for speedy heart attack diagnosis
In patients suspected of having suffered a heart attack, only a small proportion are shown as having diagnostic changes on a heart trace or electrocardiogram (ECG).
Apr 05, 2017, 15:53 PM ISTNew blood test diagnoses Alzheimer's at initial stage
The novel test can pick up the "tell tale" proteins - known as amyloid-beta peptides - that characterise the disease as they seep into the bloodstream.
Mar 20, 2016, 17:29 PM IST