Knowing healthy postprandial glucose values is a worthwhile target to get healthier. A Cleveland Clinic expert shares the sweet spot and tips to keep your blood sugar steady.

New research suggests that everyone should have their lipoprotein(a) levels tested—but what is that?

This important study links blood-derived dietary content to sustained increases in sleep in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Using multiple independent approaches, the authors provide convincing evidence ...

Could a simple blood test predict your risk of getting dementia years, or even decades, before you experience memory loss?

We usually think of these issues as problems of the heart, liver or pancreas. But emerging research points to another crucial ...

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A new study conducted by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers found that a single blood test could predict when someone is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. The study ...

A simple blood test could predict not only a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, but also the year symptoms will begin. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St.

A blood test designed to find cancer early did not work as hoped in a major new study, according to the company that makes it. The test, called Galleri, failed to lower the number of people diagnosed ...

Blood tests that detect a protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease could help predict the age at which the disease may strike people long before they develop symptoms, according to a new study. But ...

For decades, diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has required access to specialist memory clinics, neuroimaging or invasive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing. That paradigm is starting to shift. In ...

A new, fast and easy test could revolutionize blood transfusions—giving blood centers and hospitals a reliable way to monitor the quality of red blood cells after they sit for weeks in storage. The ...