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 ...

A simple at-home brainwave test can detect signs of memory impairment linked to Alzheimer's disease years before clinical diagnosis is typically possible. This feat has been demonstrated by ...

One of the most frightening things about Alzheimer's disease is how difficult it is to diagnose early. Now, University of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Labcorp, one of the country’s largest providers of diagnostic medical testing services, announced today that it will offer ...

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 ...

The FDA has cleared Elecsys pTau181, the first blood test for use in primary care to help rule out Alzheimer’s disease in ...

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

It has been shown to detect the disease even before the person begins experiencing symptoms, researchers say. "The tested blood test can detect Alzheimer’s disease with high accuracy even in real-life ...

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 ...