Scientists found that a blood protein called p tau217 may reveal dementia risk up to 25 years before symptoms appear.

A company is looking at blood as a possible diagnosis tool for mental illness. Blood tests can check for infections and high cholesterol, but currently, they can’t test for mental illness or pain. A ...

With two new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease approved in recent years, there’s growing hope for people at risk of the memory-robbing condition. But tests to detect the condition still lag behind.

The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not. By Pam Belluck A blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease has received ...

The promising new test is better at detecting Alzheimer’s disease than physicians—but experts don’t recommend it for everyone. Being able to diagnose Alzheimer's with a blood test would be a ...

Last month, The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new blood test for assisting the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Produced by Roche, Elecsys pTau181 measures the concentration of a ...

Plasma eMTBR-tau243 shows a strong correlation with tau pathology and cognitive decline, offering a less invasive alternative to tau-PET imaging. Study: Plasma MTBR-tau243 biomarker identifies tau ...