Blood Proteins Can Predict the Risk of Developing More Than 60 Diseases

Study authors found that examining blood proteins can better predict 52 diseases than current clinical tests.
Blood Proteins Can Predict the Risk of Developing More Than 60 Diseases
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More than 60 diseases can be predicted just by looking at proteins in the blood, a study published last month finds.

The proteins provided more accurate predictions for 52 out of 67 diseases than current clinical tests.

Marina Zhang
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Marina Zhang is a health reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers both health news and in-depth features on emerging health issues. Marina holds a bachelor's degree in biomedicine from the University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].