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Early blood test to predict dementia is step closer as biological markers identified

Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller

Scientists have found patterns of four proteins that predict onset of dementia more than a decade before formal diagnosis.

Imperial research breakthrough could spare brain cancer patients risky surgery

Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th Jan, 2024
by Alex Muller

A simple blood test could help diagnose patients with the deadliest form of brain cancer, sparing them from undergoing invasive, highly-risky surgery.

Blood Test Could Help Detect Lung Cancer, Research Finds

Posted in Medicine, Science on 28th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller

A Cleveland Clinic doctor highlights research showing how two blood tests could potentially help with early detection of lung cancer.

funding boost for research into little known blood cancer

Posted in Medicine on 7th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller

Relatively little is known about the causes of a group of blood cancer called myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), affecting approximately 4,000 people in the UK every year.

Repurposed blood cancer drug could remove need for lifelong HIV meds

Posted in Medicine on 31st Aug, 2023
by Alex Muller

The study's implications are significant as it suggests a potential strategy for targeting and eradicating the latent HIV reservoir, which has been a major challenge in HIV research.