Blood test may flag women at risk for premature birth

In the US, one in 10 babies is born prematurely. A new blood test could identify women at risk.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
July 30, 2021 ~4 min

Single drop of dried blood can reveal athlete doping

A new method that uses blood droplets can detect athletes who have taken performance-enhancing drugs. Researchers say it might be tested at the Olympics.

Ida Eriksen-U. Copenhagen • futurity
July 26, 2021 ~5 min


Blood test checks to see if cancer treatment is working

The new blood test checks to see if cancer treatment is working in real-time. It can give results in just 24 hours, which could guide treatment decisions.

National University of Singapore • futurity
June 17, 2021 ~8 min

Blood test confirms COVID-19 vaccination in 5 minutes

A new rapid blood test could confirm if a person has received a COVID-19 vaccine while they wait to board a plane or enter a sporting event.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
June 7, 2021 ~4 min

Blood test detects TB bacteria in infants a year before disease

A new blood test detects the bacteria that causes tuberculosis a year before infants develop the deadly lung disease, researchers report.

Carolyn Scofield-Tulane • futurity
May 19, 2021 ~5 min

Blood test for depression could personalize treatment

Worldwide, 1 in 4 people will suffer from a depressive episode in their lifetime. A new blood test may lead to a more personalized approach to treatment.

Katie Duffey-Indiana U. • futurity
April 12, 2021 ~6 min

Fast blood test flags patients at risk for severe COVID-19

A blood test can predict—within a day of a hospital admission—which patients with COVID-19 are at highest risk of severe complications or death.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
Jan. 22, 2021 ~8 min

Blood test flags youth at risk for later diabetes

A simple blood test that doesn't require overnight fasting could identify youth at risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life.

Carly Kempler-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Aug. 11, 2020 ~7 min


These cells spike before rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups

Newly discovered cells in the blood seem to indicate impending flare-ups of rheumatoid arthritis. Could they one day be a gauge of pain to come?

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
July 20, 2020 ~7 min

Blood test to monitor cancer up to ten times more sensitive than current methods

A new method of analysing cancer patients’ blood for evidence of the disease could be up to ten times more sensitive than previous methods according to new

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 17, 2020 ~7 min

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