In many cases, it's not until memory problems start creeping up that most people learn they have Alzheimer's disease. By then, the disease may already be progressing, leaving limited options for ...

A new blood test could replace the brain scans and spinal taps currently used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared another blood test that could help doctors identify whether memory problems are tied to Alzheimer's disease. File Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA The U.S.

Imagine diagnosing one of the most challenging neurological diseases with just a quick finger-prick, a few drops of blood and ...

For decades, confirming Alzheimer’s disease has meant invasive spinal taps, expensive brain scans, and, too often, waiting until memory loss is unmistakable. Now researchers and regulators are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Topeka's Cotton O'Neil is using a new, early diagnosis tool to test new Alzheimer's treatments.

John Stennard, a healthy study volunteer taking the Fastball test in his home, with Dr George Stohart from the University of Bath. A simple brainwave test developed at the University of Bath has been ...

Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is important to have time for medications and lifestyle interventions to help slow disease progression. Research has shown that people with MCI who experience ...

A neurologist has revealed that a simple hand test could show how your brain is ageing. This could also indicate your risk of ...

When I co-invented the first PET (positron emission tomography) scan to visualize brain amyloid and tau—the physical evidence of Alzheimer’s disease—I did not foresee the distressing mental impact ...