New DIY finger-prick test for Alzheimer’s is ‘easier and speeds up diagnosis of killer disease’

A FINGER-PRICK blood test that you carry out yourself could one day diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. Experiments suggest the ...

Remote Alzheimer's testing: At-home blood tests can accurately detect key biomarkers

A new international study has demonstrated that Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can be accurately detected using simple finger ...
Live Science

There's a new blood test for Alzheimer's. Here's everything you need to know about it.

In patients showing cognitive decline, a new blood test for Alzheimer's is expected to make diagnosis more convenient, accessible and inexpensive than other existing tests. When you purchase through ...
NPR

Latest Alzheimer's lab tests focus on memory loss, not brain plaques

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 ...
Earth.com

New blood test detects diseases up to ten years before symptoms appear

Analyzing metabolites from routine blood draws could help doctors catch disease in early stages, then recommend preventative ...
WBAL-TV

Woman's Doctor: Keeping your blood pressure in check can help reduce chance of dementia. Here's how

NON-DIABETIC PATIENTS. WELL, IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, KEEPING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE IN CHECK MAY BENEFIT YOU IN THE LONG RUN BY CUTTING YOUR RISK OF DEVELOPING DEMENTIA. NEARLY HALF OF AMERICAN ...