A carboxyhemoglobin test is used to diagnose carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin — a protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen. Too much carbon monoxide in ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new blood test for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease in ...

A new blood test that detects a hallmark of ... of a person with cognitive symptoms also has amyloid plaques, clumps of toxic proteins that build up in the spaces between brain cells.

As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning ...

Children’s exposure to lead has long been recognized as harmful to their health and neurodevelopment,” wrote the University ...

Toxic accumulation of amyloid beta and tau ... Bateman and his colleagues are working on blood tests for Alzheimer’s that could provide a more accessible alternative to brain scans.

US regulators have approved the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, potentially making it easier to find ...

Jacqueline Collier said she did not hesitate to sign up for the blood test in Pasadena ... coughing and there is a feeling that the site is toxic," said Zack. Scully said signs of lead poisoning ...

To prevent and address lead poisoning, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed ... “By ensuring Michigan children universally receive a blood lead test at a very young age, we can more quickly address ...

The first Alzheimer's blood test cleared by the Food And Drug Administration is poised to change the way doctors diagnose and ...