Should healthy people take an Alzheimer’s blood test? Clinical guidelines say no. But Quest Diagnostics, one of America’s largest medical diagnostic companies, seemed to…
This Live Talk is produced by Being Patient with support provided by the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging and Eli Lilly and…
Memory loss, trouble following recipes, and getting lost in familiar places. Signs of dementia or mild cognitive impairment can be subtle at first. Many…
In the past two years, the FDA has fully approved two new disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer’s — and more of these treatments are in the…
University of the West of Scotland dementia researcher Molly Murray explains why early-onset dementia often goes undiagnosed. Around 57 million people worldwide have dementia….
Everyone with Alzheimer’s disease has beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles in their brain. But despite advances across blood tests, cerebrospinal fluid tests, and brain…
Fujirebio’s new blood test for Alzheimer’s biomarkers is the first to receive FDA approval, opening the door to Medicare coverage. Here’s what it can…
Before Americans become eligible for Medicare at 65, they often rely on private insurance. But for people who start showing signs of Alzheimer’s in…
Would you want to know if you were on the road to Alzheimer’s 20 years before you have any memory loss? My feeling is…
Did you know 1/5 people who see a doctor with cognitive concerns are misdiagnosed? Dementia, in all its many forms — including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s,…
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…
Electroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago. In the years since the invention of this device to monitor brain electricity, it has had…
More than 7 million Americans are living with dementia, and these numbers are set to double by 2060. Experts say that getting an early…
A new definition of Alzheimer’s has been published — and it’s drawing a lot of criticism. According to this set of new diagnostic criteria…
A new study from the UK suggests that the models used to screen for potential future cases of dementia are not reliable predictors of…