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A new Blood Test for Parkinson’s Disease

A new Blood Test for Parkinson’s Disease

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
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Lung Cancer Screening With A Simple Blood Test

Lung Cancer Screening With A Simple Blood Test

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
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