The new study suggested that a test to screen donor blood for vCJD is feasible, said study researcher John Collinge, of The UK Medical Research Council Prion Unit.

THOUSANDS of Brits will have access to trials that could revolutionise the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, as scientists try out blood tests to quickly and accurately spot the brain robbing disease… ...

A new blood test that promises to predict cancerous tumors more than a year before they begin to form is now being applied in hospitals across the United Kingdom.

Dementia blood test diagnosis trial gets underway. ... More than 3,800 people from 28 NHS memory clinics across the UK are being invited to sign up to the five-year ... the most common form of ...

Blood test that detects 12 most common cancers before symptoms develop 'to be available ... It is a form of the PCR test, ... "The UK spends £800million a year screening for these four ...

A simple blood test could predict if a patient will develop Alzheimer’s disease up to 16 years before symptoms begin, a new study finds. By measuring changes in the levels of a protein in the ...

An "ultra-sensitive" new blood test can predict if breast cancer will return years before the disease shows up on scans, researchers say. It picks up traces of a tumour's DNA before a full relapse ...