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The world’s largest study of proteins circulating the human body will launch in the UK this month.

The project could revolutionise disease detection, paving the way for simple blood tests to identify conditions like cancer and dementia years before traditional diagnoses.

The UK Biobank Pharma Proteomics Project aims to unravel the complex interplay of genes, lifestyle, and environment in disease development.

There is also the possibility for blood tests to be created to diagnose autoimmune conditions such as multiple sclerosis and Crohn’s disease faster and more accurately.