Scientists have created a blood test that can estimate when Alzheimer’s symptoms are likely to begin. By measuring a protein called p-tau217, the model predicts symptom onset within roughly three to ...

The prognosis for Alzheimer’s disease is much better when patients are diagnosed as early as possible. And there’s great news on that front. WTOP talked to two local doctors about an advancement in ...

The FDA recently cleared the Lumipulse blood test for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in people 55 and over with memory loss. The noninvasive Lumipulse blood test measures the levels of two ...

When doctors suspect Alzheimer's, they can order a blood test to learn whether a patient's brain contains the sticky amyloid plaques that are a hallmark of the disease. But the results of that test ...

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new way to estimate when a person is likely to start showing ...

A simple 5-minute test called “phase angle” can predict memory problems, especially in women, by measuring muscle cell health Women with higher phase angles had 72% lower odds of cognitive impairment, ...

A simple EEG scan can reveal hidden memory problems in just three minutes, giving doctors a powerful new tool to detect dementia earlier and more accurately. Study: A passive and objective measure of ...

Alzheimer’s disease has long been a diagnosis that arrives only after memory begins to fray, by which time brain damage is already extensive. A new experimental drug called NU-9 is challenging that ...

A 57-year-old woman came to our office with her daughter, who was concerned about her mother’s memory. The patient, too, was agitated and confessed to bouts of forgetfulness and confusion. As ...

Harvard scientists have uncovered that lithium, a naturally occurring element in the brain, may be the missing piece in understanding Alzheimer’s. Their decade-long research shows that lithium ...