The anion gap blood test measures the acid-base and electrolyte balance in the blood. Results can show whether there is an imbalance in a person’s pH levels, which may be making the blood too acidic ...

A new study looking at deaths from cancer, cardiovascular disease and all causes suggests that an inflammatory marker detected in blood tests in middle-aged adults can better predict the risk of death ...

Canadian researchers say a blood test measuring immune response to gut bacteria could help predict Crohn’s disease years before diagnosis.

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

Inflammation is a vascular or blood vessel and cellular reaction in the human body to stimulus and trauma. It refers to your body's process of fighting against things that harm it, such as infections, ...

Additionally, while the initial tests involved the monitoring of inflammation, the researchers believe that the technology could ultimately be utilized to monitor other symptoms by detecting other ...

Seronegative spondylitis is spine inflammation that occurs with a blood test that is negative for possible causes. Back pain happens for a variety of reasons, such as mechanical issues, structural ...

A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer patients by investigators at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center found that patients with evidence of residual cancer in their ...

Evidence has since emerged suggesting that anti-inflammatory drugs might benefit some patients with colon cancer, but not others. One possibility for this is that patients who have a blood test soon ...