People with diabetes are supposed to check their blood glucose level at numerous points throughout the day, but research has shown that many fail to do this as frequently as they should, partly due to ...

Jab a finger, draw up a spot of blood with a test strip, let it dry, then mail it off to your doctor. Could testing for Alzheimer’s disease become that simple? Quite possibly. Modern immunoassays are ...

A new finger-prick test for Alzheimer's disease has shown similar accuracy to traditional venous blood sampling techniques. The corresponding study was presented on October 30th at the Clinical Trials ...

A simple finger test could help detect lung cancer, experts say. Dubbed the 'Schamroth window test' or 'diamond test,' the five-second trick lokos for clubbed fingernails, which is a telltale sign of ...

Some information about our bodies can only be discovered through blood tests. Tests that are performed at home often need a finger prick to draw blood. People who have diabetes and don’t have a ...