blood test Archives

A new blood test for Parkinson’s disease can diagnose this neurodegenerative condition 7 years earlier than previous tests. Specifically, the test determines the presence of eight proteins in blood samples from patients with Parkinson’s disease. The researchers used patients that had

Read More

September 04, 2024

by Ray Schilling

0 Comment

anxiety disorder, biomarker test, blood test, cognitive impairment, constipation, eight proteins, loss of smell, neurodegenerative condition, parkinson's disease, rapid eye movement

On Oct. 9, 2023 a publication (Clinical Cancer Research) announced a new ovarian cancer screening test. The new test is called OvaPrint™. A total of 372 samples were examined for this paper. OvaPrint™ achieved a positive predictive value of 95% and a negative predictive value of 88%.

Read More

November 15, 2023

by Ray Schilling

0 Comment

ca125, endometriosis, epithelial ovarian carcinoma, fibroids, low malignant potential, malignant epithelial ovarian carcinoma, menopause, ovaprint, ovarian cancer, ovarian cancer screening test.

Nowadays hepatitis C can be cured, but in the past it used to lead to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. Recently there was a review article about hepatitis C in the journal Medical News Today. The cause of hepatitis C is a virus that belongs to the Hepacivirus group of viruses.

Read More

October 26, 2022

by Ray Schilling

0 Comment

chronic liver infection, cirrhosis of the liver, direct-acting antiviral drugs, hepacivirus group of viruses, hepatitis c, hepatitis c virus blood test, liver cancer, minute amounts of blood, non-sterile equipment, transmission of hcv

With all the dieting advice around, the question is, should I eat breakfast or fast? Some people who do intermittent fasting eat for 10 hours and fast for 14 hours. On this diet plan you are finishing your dinner at 7PM, skip breakfast and have a brunch at 11 AM the following morning

Read More

April 15, 2020

by Ray Schilling

0 Comment

big breakfast, breakfast, dieting advice, fast, fasting mimicking diet, intermittent fasting, lower cardiovascular disease risk, small dinner, triglyceride levels, weight loss

Recently the British Medical Journal described the beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet on the gut flora. It was a one-year study where 612 elderly people from the Netherlands, France, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom were observed. That is to say, 323 of them consumed a

Read More

March 11, 2020

by Ray Schilling

0 Comment

beneficial bacterial strains, fish, fruit and vegetables, gut flora, gut microbiome, inflammatory markers, legumes, mediterranean diet, nuts, olive oil

Hypogonadism following testicular cancer treatment leaves the man often with distressing symptoms. This means that the testosterone production is too low. The risk of developing hypogonadism following successful testicular cancer treatment was 3.8-fold in comparison to men without tes

Read More

January 22, 2020

by Ray Schilling

0 Comment

diagnosis is hypogonadism, elevated cholesterol levels, higher blood lipids, hypogonadism, orchiectomies, Prostate cancer, risk of heart attacks, testicular cancer treatment, testosterone production, testosterone replacement

A research team from Washington University, St. Louis, MO stated that a new Alzheimer’s test finds the disease 10 years earlier. The university is cooperating with an international group of scientists. They included the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Tübingen, Germany

Read More

February 13, 2019

by Ray Schilling

0 Comment

alzheimer’s disease, alzheimer’s test, brain atrophy, cerebrospinal fluid, cortical thinning, dominantly inherited alzheimer’s families, mutation carriers, neurofilament light chain, serum blood tests, spinal puncture

In the past it would have been a dream to do lung cancer screening with a simple blood test. Now it is a reality. Dr. Gerard Silvestri from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston has developed such a screening test. He used two biomarkers for lung cancer, proteins LG3B

Read More

June 20, 2018

by Ray Schilling

0 Comment

biomarkers, biopsy, blood test, bronchoscopies, computed tomography, invasive procedures, lung cancer, lung cancer screening, lung nodule, screening test

New research showed that vitamin D deficiency is linked to diabetes. This story goes back to a research paper from April 19, 2018 by. The publication comes from a joint group from South Korea and the University of California, San Diego. The vitamin D3/diabetes study 903 subjects were

Read More

June 12, 2018

by Ray Schilling

0 Comment

25 hydroxy vitamin D, diabetes, heart attacks, insulin, insulin producing cells, osteoporosis, prediabetes, vitamin d deficiency, vitamin D levels, vitamin K2

A new Blood Test for Parkinson’s Disease

New Ovarian Cancer Screening Test

Hepatitis C Can Be Cured

Should I Eat Breakfast or Fast?

Beneficial Effects of The Mediterranean Diet on The Gut Flora

Hypogonadism Following Testicular Cancer Treatment

New Alzheimer’s Test Finds The Disease 10 Years Earlier

Lung Cancer Screening With A Simple Blood Test

Vitamin D Deficiency Is Linked To Diabetes

NethealthBook.com

Certificates

A Survivor’s Guide to Successful Aging

Prostate Cancer Unmasked

Healing Gone Wrong – Healing Done Right

Medical Questions Answered