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17 Jan 2024

Top 5 Blood Tests You Should Include in Your Annual Health Checkup

A CBC is a fundamental blood test that assesses the quantity and quality of your blood cells Keeping your cholesterol levels in check is crucial for cardiovascular health With the rising prevalence of diabetes, an annual blood glucose test is essential for early detection and management

07 May 2023

Don't Delay! Check Your Kidney's Health With These Simple Tests

Kidney damage can hamper your overall helath and wellbeing. Check your kidney's health with these simple, easy-to-follow tests that can help you identify any potential health issues before they become serious.

31 Aug 2020

Blood test may predict those likely to develop psychotic disorders, says study

Based on certain criteria, such as mild or brief psychotic symptoms, some people are considered to be clinically at high risk of developing a psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia. The researchers analysed blood samples taken from people at clinical high risk of psychosis. These individuals were followed up for several years to see who did and did not develop a psychotic disorder.

25 Jan 2019

Delhi gets its first health ATM; get blood test reports in 5 minutes

Now health checkups won’t take too long as the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) is organising a health ATM which would be providing test reports in five minutes. Normally, reports of blood tests easily take a couple of days.

11 Oct 2018

Prateik Babbar refuses blood test after car mishap in Goa

Babbar has been called Thursday at the Porvorim police station for questioning, Naik added.

20 Jun 2018

Simple blood test can tell if you're sticking to diet: Scientists

Clinical trials of diets and their health impacts are often plagued by participants' poor adherence to assigned diets.

10 Apr 2018

Scientists develop new sticky patch to monitor blood sugar in diabetes patient

A team of researchers have developed a novel sticky patch which can non-invasively monitor glucose levels in diabetics through the skin. The patch will end the frequent use of painful finger-prick blood tests in diabetes patients.

06 Apr 2018

New blood test to predict TB onset two years in advance

Researchers have developed a new blood test that can more accurately predict the development of tuberculosis (TB) up to two years before its onset in high-risk patients.

12 Feb 2018

Combining ultrasound imaging with blood test improves cancer detection by 40%: Study

Symptoms of liver cancer can include upper abdominal pain or swelling, loss of weight or appetite, white chalky stools, and general fatigue.

08 Feb 2018

Novel blood test may help you measure your heart health

According to the researchers, this research may help them to identify new targets for reducing the risk and eventually lead to more effective treatments.

Alzheimer's Alzheimer's disease

01 Feb 2018

Scientists develop world's first blood test to detect Alzheimer's

Up until now, the only way to determine if a patient had Alzheimer's was by highly invasive and expensive methods, including brain scans and lumbar punctures.

19 Jan 2018

New blood test may help early detection of 8 cancers

The test "has the potential to be a one-stop, safe screening test for multiple tumour types that should have high community acceptance," Jeanne Tie, Associate Professor at the institute was quoted as saying.

Multiple sclerosis

15 Dec 2017

Multiple sclerosis can be detected by a simple blood test

The research identified two natural biomarker compounds, which have been linked to multiple sclerosis.

06 Dec 2017

Blood test can predict skin cancer's return

The research studied blood samples taken after surgery from 161 patients with stage 2 and 3 melanoma.

25 Nov 2017

Blood test may cut liver damage risk of paracetamol overdose

The test detects three different molecules in the blood that are associated with liver damage - called miR-122, HMGB1 and FL-K18.

20 Nov 2017

Blood test may prevent liver damage due to paracetamol overdose

Paracetamol is a relatively safe painkiller when taken in the right dose.

09 Nov 2017

VR game may reduce pain while drawing blood

For the study, published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, the researchers recruited patients, ages 10 to 21 years, the patient's caregiver and the phlebotomist in the outpatient blood draw clinic.

28 Sep 2017

Now, a blood test that can detect a heart attack 'instantly'

The new test uses similar technology to the troponin test, but analyses the level of a protein called cardiac myosin-binding protein C (cMyC).

21 Sep 2017

Ben Stiller cancer-free since three years

Actor Ben Stiller has revealed that he has been free from prostate cancer for three years now and said he feels happy and healthy.

14 Aug 2017

New low-cost blood test may refine cancer treatment

The test requires only a fraction of a tube of blood and can detect genetic mutations in minute amounts of DNA released from cancer cells into the blood, according to a study published in the The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

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