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• Fri 31st May

  
  DNA “packaging” test can detect multiple cancers

  A new test has been developed that can detect multiple types of cancer from a simple blood sample. Researchers...

• Fri 31st May

  
  Blood tests can quickly measure skin cancer treatment...

  As tumours grow, new cancer cells replace old ones, which die off and release their DNA into the bloodstream. New blood...

• Thu 30th May

  
  Blood test could detect lung transplant rejection early

  Chronic transplant rejection can be deadly, and recognising it as early as possible is key to achieving the best...

• Fri 24th May

  
  Rapid-detection Ebola test developed by Scottish university...

  The Ebola virus has the potential to spread very quickly from patient to patient, and therefore has caused outbreaks...

• Wed 22nd May

  
  Paediatric tumour test could lead to personalised cancer...

  A new tumour analysis test has been used to provide more information about cancer in children; something that researchers...

• Thu 16th May

  
  New urine tests for bladder cancer could improve outcomes

  Two new urine tests that may be able to improve patient outcomes for bladder cancer have been developed by the Medical...

• Tue 30th Apr

  
  New blood test could prevent unnecessary chemotherapy

  The current treatment procedure for many forms of early-stage cancer is surgery to remove any tumours, then chemotherapy....

• Tue 23rd Apr

  
  Breast cancer relapse could be spotted earlier with...

  Breast cancer is a major health concern, with approximately 55,000 women being diagnosed with the condition in the UK alone...

• Mon 15th Apr

  
  Simple blood test can diagnose pre-eclampsia

  Pre-eclampsia is one of the most well-known complications that can occur during pregnancy, but until now the methods...

• Fri 29th Mar

  
  Blood test offers new hope for early esophageal cancer...

  Scientists from Swansea University have made a breakthrough in diagnosing esophageal cancer via a blood test for the first...

• Mon 18th Mar

  
  Major flaws in heart attack blood tests, say researchers

  There are major flaws in the blood tests that are used to determine whether a patient has had a heart attack, according...

• Thu 24th Jan

  
  Blood test could help detect Alzheimers

  A straightforward blood test could help detect the early signs of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study...

• Tue 15th Jan

  
  New breast cancer test a game changer

  Cancer Research UK has announced the development of a new test to predict the risk of a woman developing breast...

• Thu 3rd Jan

  
  Virtual tumour cancer model created

  Scientists in Cambridge have developed a new 3D virtual reality model of cancer, opening the door to new ways of screening,...

• Wed 19th Dec

  
  New form of prostate cancer screening gets green light

  The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the standard use on the NHS of a form...

• Wed 12th Dec

  
  Universal cancer test not ready yet, researcher warns

  A much-heralded 'universal cancer test' may still be some way off, a researcher has warned. Stories...

• Wed 5th Dec

  
  Nasal bacteria in babies may hold clue to fight against...

  New research has revealed that babies who have a wide variety of bacteria in their nose at birth are more likely...

• Tue 27th Nov

  
  More screening needed to boost cancer survival rates,...

  The Health Foundation charity has called for an increase in screening for cancer across the UK, arguing that a stalling...

• Tue 20th Nov

  
  Tests indicate cure for peanut allergies is close

  New studies have found that peanut allergies can be beaten through a process of gradually building up tolerance,...

• Wed 7th Nov

  
  Llama blood may hold key to defeating flu

  A new study has indicated that a vaccine to tackle every strain of flu may be close, following experiments using...

• Wed 31st Oct

  
  Drug and hormone therapy combined could extend life...

  Women with breast cancer could survive for seven months longer on average through treatment with a targeted combination...

• Thu 11th Oct

  
  British man in pioneering CJD drug trial

  A British man suffering from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) will be the subject of a trial of a pioneering treatment...

• Thu 4th Oct

  
  MS drug trial helps sufferer walk again

  A multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferer has been able to walk again after taking the drug Ocrelizumab as part of the only...

• Fri 28th Sep

  
  Lung screening has exciting potential for cancer treatment

  Screening the lungs of high-risk patients for signs of cancer could greatly reduce their chances of dying from...

• Thu 13th Sep

  
  Insulin-growing diabetes drug begins trial

  A new drug that enables people with Type 1 diabetes to re-grow insulin-making cells has been developed and is in the process...

• Fri 7th Sep

  
  NHS to fund new cancer drug after successful trials...

  A new drug designed to help the body attack cancerous cells has been so successful in trials that the NHS has now agreed ...

• Wed 15th Aug

  
  Bowel cancer screening to start ten years earlier in England...

  The age at which screening for bowel cancer takes place in England and Wales is to be lowered by ten years, the government...

• Fri 10th Aug

  
  Researchers claim huge Alzheimers breakthrough

  Researchers have reported making a major breakthrough into the understanding of how Alzheimer's disease progresses,...

• Wed 25th Jul

  
  Blood test can identify best treatment for prostate...

  A blood test can be used to establish the best treatment for advanced prostate cancer, according to new research...

• Tue 17th Jul

  
  Bowel cancer test can detect other conditions

  A test for bowel cancer may help reveal signs of other medical conditions, researchers at a hospital in Tayside...

• Thu 12th Jul

  
  Blood test can reveal life expectancy

  A new blood test could help to reveal the answer to one of the biggest questions those in middle-age and older...

• Wed 20th Jun
  Blood test for autism demonstrates accuracy in new study
• Tue 12th Jun
  New blood test could identify risk of premature birth...
• Fri 1st Jun
  New holy grail blood test could facilitate early cancer...
• Thu 24th May
  New blood test demonstrates accuracy in prostate cancer...
• Tue 15th May
  New blood test offers improved diagnosis of peanut...
• Tue 1st May
  Wales rolls out new non-invasive Downs syndrome test
• Tue 24th Apr
  New blood test rules out lung cancer with 98% accuracy
• Wed 11th Apr
  Can a blood test detect dementia 15 years before its onset?
• Wed 4th Apr
  NHS England launches one-stop shops for cancer testing
• Wed 28th Mar
  Genetic tests for bowel cancer risk need to be offered...
• Wed 21st Mar
  NICE recommends hysteroscopies to explore heavy menstrual...
• Mon 12th Mar
  Decade-long prostate screening programme didnt save...
• Wed 21st Feb
  First steps taken to develop a blood test for autism
• Mon 12th Feb
  Testing blood for troponin provides early indicator...
• Fri 2nd Feb
  Breakthrough in search for Alzheimers blood test
• Fri 19th Jan
  Bowel scope screening uptake improved after NHS eased...
• Tue 9th Jan
  Testing multiple genetic factors more accurate for heart...
• Wed 3rd Jan
  New test can confirm if gluten sensitivity is coeliac...
• Mon 11th Dec
  New blood test can predict return of skin cancer
• Mon 4th Dec
  Doctors need to stop misdiagnosing type 1 diabetes
• Tue 21st Nov
  New blood test can spot liver damage signs after paracetamol...
• Mon 13th Nov
  Cervical screening uptake declines in UK
• Fri 3rd Nov
  Blood test could show miscarriage risk
• Mon 30th Oct
  Improved testing helps more Welsh cancer patients receive...
• Fri 20th Oct
  Manchester women to be offered new breast cancer test
• Tue 10th Oct
  New blood test can diagnose heart attack in under 20 minutes
• Thu 28th Sep
  More over-50s should be tested for HIV
• Wed 13th Sep
  Could PTSD be diagnosed via a blood test?
• Fri 1st Sep
  Rapid meningitis test being rolled out in Northern...
• Thu 24th Aug
  Welsh govt rolling out safer Downs Syndrome tests for expectant...
• Mon 14th Aug
  Scotland announces changes to cervical cancer screening...
• Thu 3rd Aug
  Could chronic fatigue syndrome be diagnosed via a blood...
• Thu 27th Jul
  Blood donation rules to be relaxed in England and Scotland
• Wed 19th Jul
  Scientists develop new blood test for pancreatic cancer
• Tue 4th Jul
  Genome testing for cancer patients should become the norm
• Mon 26th Jun
  HPV testing alongside smear may improve cervical cancer...
• Thu 15th Jun
  UK scientists develop Huntingtons disease blood test
• Thu 1st Jun
  Scientists develop new genetic test for anal cancer
• Fri 26th May
  Testing blood platelet count could speed up cancer...
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