Researchers have developed a groundbreaking coating that could make medical devices safer for millions of patients, reducing the risks associated with blood clots and dangerous bleeding. The new ...

A team of researchers have applied a novel blood test that can detect early signs of potentially fatal lung damage in cancer ...

With a test currently under FDA review, Inflammatix commences a 600 patient-strong clinical trial in emergency departments.

A new blood vessel-like coating could make medical devices including catheters and stents safer for millions of patients, ...

Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD A vitamin D test is a blood test that measures the level of vitamin D (calciferol) in ...

Scans using lasers and ultrasound can pick up signs of a malaria infection through the skin, without the need for a ...

and stop the bleeding with a cotton ball or bandage. They’ll label the tube of blood and send it to a lab. Some medicines, vitamins, and supplements can impact your test results' precision.

Using a highly promising approach to speed breast cancer diagnostics, researcher W. Andy Tao of the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research is studying how specific blood particles could be used to catch ...

More research is needed to test the safety and effectiveness of the patch, but researchers believe it could lead to an electric bandage that could control infections without drugs.

also called a sedimentation rate test or sed rate test, measures how quickly red blood cells sink to the bottom of a test tube. A high rate of settlement indicates high levels of inflammation.

During an annual checkup, the patient says: “Doc, I saw a commercial about a blood test that can tell if I’ll develop Alzheimer’s. I watched my mother go through it. I want to get tested.” ...