Laptops, heating pads and space heaters on bare skin can lead to erythema ab igne, or toasted skin syndrome, experts say.

This was followed in 3 days by an asymptomatic purpuric eruption on his ankles and lower extremities, which spread to the elbows and lumbosacral areas. The rash became confluent and palpable at ...

Even more astonishingly, just 2% of people with Alzheimer’s disease in the UK have a proper diagnosis through the NHS, due to a lack of PET (positron emission tomography) brain scanners. However, a ...

A simple blood test that could revolutionise dementia diagnosis has started trials in NHS clinics. The study of more than 3,000 patients will verify a diagnostic test suitable for routine use that ...

A blood test could soon predict who is most at risk of getting bowel cancer, potentially boosting survival chances. Scientists have developed a new method which is more than 90 per cent accurate ...

However, a negative RIDT result is unreliable and should be confirmed by traditional diagnostic tests if the result is likely to affect patient management. In our meta-analysis, the sensitivity of ...

"If you can't make a definitive diagnosis, you can't know what to treat it with and how to measure your response," he said. Bailes' team will test imaging science on suspected CTE patients and ...

It can be based solely on clinical presentation or more rigorous diagnostic tests, such as culturing of the infectious agent, microscopy, biochemical screens and molecular methods. CRISPR-based ...

Other diseases can cause a painful rash under the breast, such as intertrigo and psoriasis, but shingles has characteristics and symptoms that are different from these. If in doubt, tests can be ...

Skin biopsy: To do this, your dermatologist removes a small sample from your rash, so that it can be examined under a ... “Nail psoriasis and nail lichen planus: Updates on diagnosis and management.” ...

A new clinical trial has started to see whether blood tests can accurately diagnose dementia. (Getty Images) ...

Trial for blood tests that could revolutionise dementia diagnosis accepts first participants Sky's science correspondent Thomas Moore gets access to one of the research teams behind the trial that ...