An experimental method developed to detect nerve injury in multiple sclerosis (MS) in adults also works for children with MS and other neurological conditions, even when they are symptom-free, ...

A single blood test might help doctors to determine whether a child’s fever needs urgent treatment, a proof-of-principle study has found 1. High temperatures are common in kids. However, it is ...

Experts have discovered a simple blood test that could predict whether a child will go on to develop diabetes and heart ...

A new type of blood test using lipids could make it easier to identify children at risk of complications around obesity including type two diabetes, liver and heart disease, say scientists. A new ...

When it comes to spotting lead poisoning, blood tests might not be enough. Tests on children at an Indianapolis charter school show evidence of long-term damage from lead could be hiding in kids’ ...