Getting an accurate Alzheimer’s diagnosis can take years — and several visits to the doctor. After taking a medical history, neurological exam, and blood tests…
Last week at the Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference 2024, the world’s leading scientists, researchers, and clinicians gathered to discuss the latest discoveries and upcoming research…
According to new diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s, a blood test might be all you need to get diagnosed in the near future. At this…
Here’s the funny thing about Alzheimer’s biomarker blood tests: They can’t actually determine whether or not a person has Alzheimer’s. So what are they…
The internet is abuzz with claims that biomarker blood tests are the key to predicting dementia 15 years out. Indeed, up to now, the…
Nothing is more exciting than when my favorite basketball team, the Toronto Raptors, announced that they were signing a star player that could help…
Scientists are looking for ways to detect cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s faster, so that they can treat the disease sooner. This research involves discovering…
An Alzheimer’s blood biomarker test can’t actually determine whether or not a person has Alzheimer’s disease — but it can help signal to doctors…
Alzheimer’s blood tests: a new frontier in neurodegenerative diagnostics, getting the world a big step closer to earlier, more accessible Alzheimer’s diagnosis. But it’s…
About 14 of every 100 of Black Americans older than 65 have Alzheimer’s disease, compared 10 in 100 white Americans of the same age…
In order to slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, it needs to be diagnosed early — so early that symptoms may hardly even…
Today in the United Kingdom, people who are concerned they may be showing the early signs of Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia…
If you could get a $400 blood test that tells you within 10 days whether you’re likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease years or decades…
It was 7:20 a.m. and Joel Braunstein, co-founder and CEO of C2N Diagnostics, was about to start his second meeting of the day. C2N…
The gold-standard methods for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease are lumbar punctures and PET brain scans. But these methods can be uncomfortable — not to mention…