An AI-identified biomarker can look accurate and still fail its biggest test
From blood samples to scans and wearables, the review follows what happens after an AI model identifies a…
PEth blood test detects hazardous alcohol use missed by screening
Primary care professionals screen patients for harmful alcohol use by using questionnaires such as the Alcohol Use Disorders…
Early B-cell therapy linked to better MS disease control
For people recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), early treatment choices were associated with only slight differences after…
Higher BPA exposure tracked with higher estrogen and progesterone in women
Everyday exposure to plastics, packaged foods, bottled drinks, and cosmetics may be shaping hormone patterns in ways researchers…
FDA clears innovative blood test for earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing an innovative blood test with underlying technology…
Test that could identify signs of Alzheimer’s disease 20 years earlier greenlit for trials
The ability to test for signs of Alzheimer’s disease decades earlier could be a step closer with a…
Bioresorbable sensor tracks deep-tissue lactate for over 10 days in animals
Researchers developed a fully bioresorbable sensor that continuously tracked deep-tissue lactate for more than 10 days in animal…
Handheld breathalyzer enables precise monitoring of fat metabolism
Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a portable measuring device that detects the metabolic marker acetone in breath…
New blood test improves colorectal cancer recurrence risk prediction
A single preoperative blood sample may help improve the prediction of recurrence or metastasis in patients with colorectal…
Weill Cornell Medicine receives federal grant to study new gene therapy for Alzheimer’s disease
The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year grant initially worth…
BCG vaccine may remodel the human brain’s immune environment
New research led by Mass General Brigham investigators suggests that the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine – which is…
Early voice changes may signal asthma and COPD flare-ups
Daily smartphone voice recordings revealed subtle changes from the very first day of an asthma or COPD exacerbation,…