The U.S. FDA recently approved a new blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The test, called Lumipulse, measures two proteins in plasma: pTau217 and ß-Amyloid 1-42. These proteins clump together ...

The promising new test is better at detecting Alzheimer’s disease than physicians—but experts don’t recommend it for everyone. Being able to diagnose Alzheimer's with a blood test would be a ...

The first blood test used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for marketing Friday, meaning the laboratory test can be marketed and sold in the U.S., a ...

Researchers are examining whether samples collected show accurately certain biomarkers which denote abnormal proteins in the brain. Volunteers in the ongoing study undergo cognitive tests, an MRI and ...

There’s new progress in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. About 1 in 9 US seniors has Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, which slowly impairs memory, thinking skills and the ability ...