Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD A mean platelet volume (MPV) test measures the average size of platelets in your blood. Platelets are blood cells that your bone marrow makes. Healthy platelets ...

Titer tests are what's used "to help you determine if you currently have immunity to certain diseases due to past infection or vaccination,” says Dr. Alison Mitzner, a New York board-certified ...

A team at Scripps Research has created a microchip that can rapidly reveal how a person's antibodies respond to viruses using only a drop of blood. This game-changing technology, called mEM, condenses ...

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When MPV blood test results are low or high, either could indicate the need for further testing. Learn about the possible causes behind the numbers.

The mean platelet volume (MPV) test measures platelet size. Learn about what to expect, as well as what high MPV and low MPV means.

The lumipulse blood test brings renewed hope for earlier diagnosis and treatment for millions of people facing the uncertainty of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

The FDA greenlit marketing for the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. Experts believe this will increase access to Alzheimer’s detection and reduce reliance on expensive ...

The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not.

The Lumipulse blood test identifies the presence of amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease that impairs normal brain function.

The US Food and Drug Administration has given marketing clearance to a blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, making the test the first to get signoff to aid in the early detection of ...