The FDA recently cleared, for the first time, a blood test for Alzheimer's. This is very exciting news that has made many headlines. I think we have to exercise caution, care, and make sure patients ...

Blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease are now so accurate that a positive result, on its own, is reason enough for people who are suspected of having AD to start immunotherapy. So proffered Suzanne ...

A new generation of Alzheimer’s blood tests could speed up diagnosis and access to care—but they also raise thorny questions ...

Westend61 / Getty Images/Westend61 A new blood test that detects a hallmark of Alzheimer’s is poised to change the way doctors diagnose and treat the disease. The test, the first of its kind to be ...

Amyloid plaque, a feature of Alzheimer's disease, accumulates outside neurons. A new blood test, Lumipulse, measures two subtypes of tau and amyloid proteins, of which certain levels can predict the ...

The blood test is nearly 92% as accurate as a PET scan or spinal tap in detecting patients with Alzheimer’s Getty The FDA greenlit marketing for the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers are developing a simple blood test that could assess your health span and lifespan. Image credit: Santi Nuñez/Stocksy. Intrinsic capacity is the sum of a person’s mental ...

Our bodies do not age at a uniform rate. The speed at which one organ ages can differ greatly from another due to a range of ...

For years, it has been one of the most tantalizing ideas in medicine: One day, a simple blood test will detect nascent cancers - allowing doctors to intervene when tumors may be easier to treat. A ...

A study by two Indiana University School of Medicine doctors has unveiled a new purpose for a widely used blood test for heart attack patients. It is big news for the estimated one in 10 Hoosiers ...

ALS is a difficult disease to diagnose, and researchers say they’ve found clues in the blood that can help with early ...

In March, people crowded around BetterWay blood testing's exhibit space in the Austin Convention Center during South by Southwest. They watched people have their blood drawn from their fingertips to ...