Tag: blood test

Simpler Colon Cancer Screening

By Michael Day | 09/21/2009 | 1 Comment

A new blood test could improve cancer-screening compliance.

Can a Blood Test Warn of Brain injury?

By Emily Singer | 04/09/2009 | 0 Comments

Scientists are making progress toward a quick test to gauge head-injury severity.

A Safer Test for Down Syndrome

By Anna Davison | 10/07/2008 | 4 Comments

A noninvasive technique screens maternal blood for fetal DNA.

An Early Warning of Heart Attack

By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 09/09/2008 | 3 Comments

A new test spots heart attacks in minutes instead of hours.

A Simpler Test for Detecting Down's Syndrome

By Courtney Humphries | 02/02/2007 | 1 Comment

A new blood test uses scraps of fetal DNA to piece together a prenatal diagnosis.

Spotting Cancer Sooner

By Ken Garber | 07/01/2004 | 0 Comments

Blood tests that detect cancer in its early stages would save countless lives. The first could arrive within a year.