# Extra Edition: Does Parkinson's Disease Actually Start in the Gut!?

In this extra edition, I would like to talk about some interesting facts regarding Parkinson's disease. It contains some slightly technical content, but I will try to explain it in an ...
BIOENGINEER

SPECT Rivals PET in Head-to-Head Test of Parkinson’s Brain Scans

For millions of people worldwide living with tremor, stiffness, and slowness of movement, the question that matters most is deceptively simple: do they have a neurodegenerative parkinsonian syndrome ...
National Geographic

The Race to Develop a CTE Test for Football Players—While They Are Still Alive

There's no sure way to diagnose the degenerative brain disease while a person is still alive. Now researchers are combining brain imaging, blood tests, and more to find answers. Chronic traumatic ...
New Beauty

This Blood Test Might Catch Breast Cancer’s Return Before a Scan

Experts believe they may be on the path to a blood test that could ease one of the biggest fears breast cancer survivors carry: not knowing if it's coming back—a possibility that’s giving the ...
Medical Daily

FDA Clears Roche Blood Test That Can Rule Alzheimer's Amyloid In or Out Without a Brain Scan

A 39-year-old's heart paused for 15 seconds during a blood draw, and he needed chest compressions. He had fainted during a blood draw once before. A Man Came In for Swollen Feet and a Foot Wound, and ...
Daily Mail

I put my aching arm and throbbing foot down to my busy life. Then I was told I had Parkinson's despite being under-50. This is how the young-onset version of the disease is on ...

As an active young mum, Shafaq Ali was mystified when she started tripping over at random in the street. ‘My leg would randomly give way and suddenly I’d be on the floor,’ says Shafaq, 47, a dentist.
The Verge

TikTok is testing an AI likeness detection tool

Creators can have TikTok scan for unauthorized AI deepfakes. Creators can have TikTok scan for unauthorized AI deepfakes. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The ...
techtimes

Alzheimer’s Blood Test Matches Brain Scan in Symptom-Free Adults, JAMA Study Shows

Illustration picture shows a Discovery MI PET/CT scanner during a royal visit to the 'Jules Bordet Institute' oncology center on the Erasme site in Anderlecht, Brussels on Monday 02 October 2023. ERIC ...
Wareable

Withings Body Scan review: Most precise scale I've ever tested?

One of the most advanced at-home body composition scales, yet an overkill for some people Withings Body Scan is probably the most advanced and comprehensive body composition scale I’ve tested. It ...
WebMD

RSV Tests: Rapid Antigen Tests and rRT-PCR

It’s best to test for RSV soon after your symptoms start. That’s because you’ll likely have the most virus in your system then. As you get better, the amount of virus will go down. (Photo Credit: ...
AZ Central

Costco tests new ways to speed up checkout. Will it come to Arizona?

Costco is testing a method to address its notoriously long lines due to its slow checkout method. At a limited number of Costco locations in the U.S., employees are pre-scanning the items in shoppers' ...
WebMD

Try These Five Quick Tests to See How Well You’re Aging

Aging looks different for everyone. Some people remain vibrant well past 90, while others decline decades sooner. Experts used to think it was all about genetics. But more recent studies show your ...