An experimental blood test accurately identifies people who do, or don’t, have celiac disease, even if they are following gluten-free diets, researchers say. The two main blood tests used to screen ...

Celiac disease frustratingly restrictive, the only real medical intervention for sufferers being to avoid gluten altogether. What's more, diagnosis is arduous and involves consuming gluten to ...

Doctors mainly test for celiac disease using blood tests and small intestine biopsies. Testing for celiac disease aims to identify certain celiac-linked antibodies. These are proteins the immune ...

A tissue transglutaminase IgA test or tTg-IgA test is an effective method used in the diagnosis of celiac disease. It is a blood test that checks for antibodies or immunoglobulins, which are proteins ...

If you’re experiencing digestive issues or diarrhea and suspect gluten is the cause, a celiac test could be illuminating, especially if you have a family history of celiac disease. At-home celiac test ...

A non-invasive test can accurately diagnose celiac disease in some patients and could lead to a decreased need for endoscopic diagnostic tests in the population, according to research published in ...

Imagine having to eat something that makes you sick—just to see what's making you ill in the first place. That's the harsh reality of current diagnostic tests for celiac disease, which require people ...

A new blood test might revolutionize diagnosis of celiac disease Patients now must eat gluten to get a diagnosis, making themselves sick The test exposes blood to gluten in a test tube, provoking an ...

Lab tests and disease screenings historically involve making a doctor's appointment, enduring a couple hours in a clinic and waiting weeks to find out your results. Direct-to-consumer health companies ...

An IgA anti-transglutaminase 2 (TGA-IgA) antibody cut-off of approximately 6.1 times the upper limit of normal optimised celiac disease diagnosis in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) ...

Think your patient may have celiac disease? The harsh reality is that current diagnostic tests require patients to consume gluten for an accurate diagnosis, which poses challenges for individuals ...

In celiac disease, the immune system reacts to gluten exposure and attacks the tissues in the gut, causing inflammation and damage to the small intestine. At-home celiac tests will report on a range ...