The Observatory. New studies.

The article reports on several research studies including one in which researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have come up with test for early detection for brain conditions, another on WebMD Health News Center which reports that a new blood test may help pregnant women with risk of having baby with Down syndrome avoid invasive tests and one on a study which reveals that low amount of albumin in urine predicts faster decline of cognition in women.