The new test could also help confirm whether Alzheimer’s or another condition is causing a person’s symptoms.
New blood test diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease and measures how far it’s progressed (Links to an external site)

The new test could also help confirm whether Alzheimer’s or another condition is causing a person’s symptoms.
New tests of blood and spinal fluid can show how far Alzheimer’s has progressed and how fast a patient’s memory will decline.
Scientists are testing an experimental anti-amyloid antibody in people expected to develop early-onset Alzheimer’s.
Study pegs certain cellular activities to driving Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have linked disease-related proteins and genes to identify specific cellular pathways responsible for Alzheimer’s genesis and progression.
The soaring burden of dementia threatens global health. Science is paving new paths to solutions.