Diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease has long relied on expensive and invasive procedures, often delaying care until symptoms are well advanced. With the recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

What if screening for the diseases that cause dementia could start with something as quick as a finger-prick blood test?

By reducing reliance on more invasive procedures, the blood test opens the door for earlier intervention and potentially better outcomes for patients. Moreover, the FDA's clearance of a second blood ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared another blood test that could help doctors identify whether a patient's memory problems are likely caused by Alzheimer's disease. The new test, called ...

A new finger prick test claims to detect Alzheimer’s with 91% accuracy using p-tau217 biomarkers. Learn how this accessible ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to another blood test to help assess Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of cognitive decline, providing a broader understanding of when the ...

Affecting millions of people globally, Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that slowly damages memory, thinking, and behavior. In its later stages, it can make simple daily tasks, like ...