"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." According to the NIH, Alzheimer's disease accounts for up to two-thirds of dementia cases in people 65 ...

In a nutshell: As the global population ages, Alzheimer's disease has become one of the most common forms of dementia affecting older adults. Traditional diagnostic methods are often expensive and ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new study from Duke Health suggests a simple blood test may help predict who is more likely to live longer. Researchers found that small RNA molecules known as piRNAs can ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new, easy-to-use blood test score that can help identify when fatty liver disease is being driven by excessive ...

As people age, it becomes harder to know who is on track for healthy years ahead and who may be at higher risk for serious decline. A new study suggests that part of the answer may already be ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience.View full ...

New research shows a simple blood test can predict the onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms, leading to earlier therapeutic care Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...

A large, three-year clinical trial designed to demonstrate how Grail’s blood test for early cancer detection could work in a broad population has preliminary results showing reduction in late-stage ...

WashU researchers have created a model that can seemingly predict a person's symptoms of Alzheimer's within a few years. Reading time 3 minutes Sickness and death are inevitable, but many of us will ...

Newly FDA-cleared blood tests are now making it easier for doctors to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. But could a single blood test also predict when patients' symptoms will appear? A study published ...

Bonsack is a patient advocate based in Moab, Utah. In the midst of a health crisis a few years ago, doctors repeatedly checked my thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), revealing an odd pattern: My test ...

When it comes to cancer, waiting for symptoms may soon be old news. Telehealth company Hims & Hers began offering a blood test this week that screens for a wide range of cancers before warning signs ...