Your blood type isn’t just important for transfusions — it’s actually providing you with built-in protection against certain diseases while potentially making you more vulnerable to others. The same ...

A new "proteomic" blood test can accurately screen a newborn's DNA for thousands of rare, inherited diseases by analyzing just a single-milliliter sample, according to a study to be presented Monday.

Autoimmune skin diseases are associated with a higher risk for blood cancers, while blistering diseases show no association ...

A large-scale study of proteins in blood and cerebrospinal fluid could pave the way for improved blood tests to diagnose multiple brain diseases — and potential early warning signs of disease risk — ...

UF Health Cancer Center researchers have found a surprising culprit behind common health problems such as obesity, diabetes and fatty liver disease: silent genetic glitches in the blood system that ...

The study, conducted by researchers from Fudan University and its affiliated Huashan Hospital, systematically analyzed the ...

A new, rapid testing method will greatly help the diagnosis of rare diseases in babies and children, according to research to be presented to the annual conference of the European Society of Human ...

A group of scientists say it's time to think differently about how to define and treat diseases such as Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis. The question of what causes complex neurological diseases ...

There are many different types of heart disease. Most happen due to plaque build-up from conditions like high blood pressure ...

Pancreatic cancer is a relatively rare form of cancer when it comes to cases diagnosed per year. However, it remains a deadly type of cancer that accounts for a high percentage of annual deaths when ...