A non-invasive, handheld Alzheimer’s diagnostic test could be on the horizon ... before being tested with saliva and urine. The technology has been licensed to a biotechnology startup called Ampera ...

Scientists have developed an early-warning test for Alzheimer's in a major breakthrough in the fight against the disease. Testing a sample of spinal fluid could detect the first signs of the ...

The idea of the memory test was originally to find out if older people who were having problems with their memory might have Alzheimer's disease. 'Then I found there was a growing number of ...

New drugs for Alzheimer’s ... tests, not the tests themselves. But that will soon change. The agency proposed a rule in September that would put diagnostics involving bodily specimens—blood ...

At-home testing for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease could be ... which is now planning to move to testing with blood, spinal fluid, saliva and urine. If the testing proves successful ...

If we can catch Alzheimer’s really early with new diagnostics like blood tests, then hopefully future treatments will be able ...

A blood test to provide an early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease may be available soon from two Indianapolis biomedical companies, as the cases of the progressive neurological illness are on the ...

The blood tests could be ready for use in the NHS within five years as part of a drive to address the nation’s low diagnosis rate. The trial could make the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s more ...

In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), measures of phosphorylated tau (p-tau), particularly p-tau217, have now shown great utility in identifying cerebral pathology at all stages of the disease continuum. Thus, ...

Thousands of Brits worried about their memory are to trial a new blood test for dementia that doctors hope will revolutionise the diagnosis for Alzheimer's disease. It is hoped the measure could make ...

Roche has received the Food and Drug Administration’s breakthrough device designation for a blood test to support earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, the Swiss drug and diagnostics ...

Alzheimer's Research UK and the Alzheimer's Society have launched a £5 million project to bring simple tests to the health service, with the hope of speeding up diagnosis and reaching more people.