The team then collected samples from 60 people—20 each with glioblastoma brain tumors, lung cancer, and breast cancer—and placed their blood serum on the nanosensor.

A blood draw is also far easier and less time-consuming than brain imaging, and it doesn’t expose a patient to radiation. A spinal tap is also pricier, sometimes costing thousands of dollars. [ 4 ] ...

BD received its FDA authorizations for two blood draw devices that are part of the new BD MiniDraw Capillary Blood Collection System at the end of 2023. The devices, as the name implies, collect ...

FDA endorses first-of-its-kind blood test for Alzheimer’s disease The test is designed to detect amyloid plaques in the brain for patients with symptoms. May 16, 2025 ...

When her husband was undergoing cancer treatment, Cindy Perez of Southwest Ranches, Fla., learned about a new blood test that could help find early cancers. The 50-year-old said she felt fine, but … ...

About 80% of strokes occur when a blood clot blocks an artery that carries blood to the brain (ischaemic stroke). In other cases, a blood vessel can rupture and bleed into the brain ... The stroke ...

Blood tubes used to draw samples from pediatric patients are much smaller, and I have often wondered, as both physician and patient, why these tubes were not used preferentially for adults. I was not ...