A new kind of blood test promises to find cancer early—sometimes even before symptoms appear. The pitch is compelling: a single sample of blood could scan the body for dozens of different cancers at ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the cancers where, if found early, it has a 91% chance of survival for the patient. If you find ...

Multicancer assays leverage cfDNA methylation patterns to detect malignancy and infer tumor origin, with reported tissue-of-origin prediction approaching 87% accuracy in real-world experience. The 142 ...

Their makers claim they can detect dozens of cancer types — but some scientists say they could be missing many cancers or ...

Some of the most dangerous cancers are the types that are hard to detect. As a result, they are often caught too late to treat. Some emerging technologies could change that in the future, with simple ...

New study discovers tiny molecules found in blood called piRNA could predict whether older adults are likely to survive two ...

Researchers believe they have developed the first dedicated blood test to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), which has the potential to be a ...

The once-heralded blood-testing startup Theranos is shutting down, according to a media report. Theranos was unable to sell itself and is now looking to pay unsecured creditors its remaining cash of ...

For most people, the biggest obstacle to routine blood testing isn’t fear of needles. It’s the process itself. Traditional lab work often requires booking appointments weeks in advance, rearranging ...