Imagine a simple blood test that could reveal if you’re at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, years before symptoms become severe. A new study shows that this could be a reality. For those at risk, this ...

University of Connecticut chemists have created two fast, low-cost blood tests that detect microRNA markers linked to ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Amyloid plaques (depicted in orange) are a central feature of Alzheimer's disease in the brain. A ...

Simple blood test gets green light by FDA to improve early detection of Alzheimer’s disease - Millions of Americans are living with Alzheimer’s and hundreds of thousands are diagnosed each year ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared marketing for a new blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease in people who are already exhibiting symptoms. This new test is the first blood ...

A new blood test for Alzheimer's disease is proving to be the most accurate one yet and can predict the disease decades before symptoms may appear. Jessica Caldwell, PhD is the director of the Women’s ...

Scientists at CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have identified simpler and less invasive methods to improve ...

Quest Diagnostics will soon begin offering a new blood-based in-vitro diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s. The disease affects nearly 7 million Americans. The Lumipulse G pTau 217/β-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma ...

The test—developed in collaboration with Eli Lilly and Co.—does not diagnose Alzheimer’s but is designed to rule out the ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hi. I’m Art Caplan. I'm at the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City. The FDA recently cleared, for the first time ...