A simple blood test may be able to predict the risk of heart and kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study has suggested.

Scientists have developed a test that can measure both the T-cell and antibody response to coronavirus in a single blood sample. Researchers say the approach can also be used to measure the immune response to vaccination and previous infection.

Researchers compared blood concentrations of desmosine in 53 patients known to have AAS and 106 people without the disease.

Professor Tom Wilkinson, who also led the study, said: “These findings have identified important inflammatory signals which will help steer the development of treatment strategies for this new disease"

Scientists believe they have identified a blood test that could help predict which Covid-19 patients are at higher risk of becoming critically ill and dying.