What these buzzy new tests can and can't tell you.

What Is an MCV Blood Test? MCV stands for mean corpuscular volume. An MCV blood test measures the average size of red blood cells, which have the critical job of carrying oxygen to your organs. If ...

What Is an MCHC Blood Test? A mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) blood test measures the amount of a protein called hemoglobin in your red blood cells. It’s one of many measurements ...

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a good thing?

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

In patients showing cognitive decline, a new blood test for Alzheimer's is expected to make diagnosis more convenient, accessible and inexpensive than other existing tests. When you purchase through ...

An international trial involving 1,000 volunteers will aim to detect biomarkers associated with the condition.

Blood tests are common procedures that healthcare providers use to diagnose certain health conditions and check the status of important measurements like your cholesterol levels or blood sugar. In ...

A new blood test may reveal Crohn’s disease years before symptoms begin. The test detects an unusual immune response to gut ...

Recent advances in diabetes detection may help to identify risk earlier. In this article, MNT discusses recent studies that ...