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- Blood Test for Alzheimer’s in Reach https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/health/alzheimers-blood-test.html 4 comments
- A Blood Test Accurately Diagnosed Alzheimer's 90% of the Time, Study Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/28/health/alzheimers-blood-test.html 5 comments
- Alzheimer's blood test catches 90% of early dementia cases, study finds https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/28/health/alzheimer-blood-test-p-tau-217-wellness/index.html 15 comments
- Alzheimer's can be predicted three years in advance with new blood test http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/10/5490920/blood-test-alzheimers-disease-before-it-starts 14 comments worldnews
- 'Revolutionary' first blood tests for Alzheimer's will be on NHS within years https://www.the-sun.com/health/9582838/first-alzheimers-dementia-blood-tests-nhs-five-years/ 18 comments futurology
- Scientists develop blood test for Alzheimer’s disease https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/28/scientists-develop-blood-test-for-alzheimers-disease 58 comments science
- New blood test for detecting Alzheimer’s disease https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-blood-test-for-detecting-alzheimers-disease 5 comments science
- Blood test able to identify those with Alzheimer's disease through microRNA http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23465965 379 comments science
- Alzheimer's symptoms could be picked up 'years' before diagnosis by blood test https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/alzheimers-symptoms-could-picked-up-28663422 23 comments science
- Cheap blood test ‘detects early signs of Alzheimer’s’ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cheap-blood-test-detects-early-signs-of-alzheimers-ht0z73mm7 7 comments science
- Alzheimer's: 'Promising' blood test for early stage of disease. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53567486 37 comments science
- Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer’s disease https://apnews.com/4d9f28d2051889e8326f1e9ca5ec5676 3 comments worldnews
- Blood from young people does little to reverse Alzheimer’s in first test http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/11/blood-young-people-does-little-reverse-alzheimer-s-first-test 6 comments science
- Scientists develop blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/09/scientists_develop_blood_test_to_detect_alzheimers_disease/ 67 comments worldnews
- Stanford scientists find blood test to ID Alzheimer's http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/14/ba4vsp4s8.dtl&feed=rss.news 2 comments reddit.com
- New blood test could detect Alzheimer's disease 20 years before symptoms https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/aug/02/alzheimers-test-predicts-onset-up-to-20-years-in-advance 15 comments science
- Alzheimer's disease could be prevented after new blood test breakthrough http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10951689/alzheimers-disease-could-be-prevented-after-new-blood-test-breakthrough.html 23 comments worldnews
- Japanese team unveils blood test regimen to detect Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/11/11/national/science-health/team-unveils-blood-test-regimen-detect-alzheimers-symptoms-appear/#.vggrljutbms 6 comments science
- First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease goes on sale https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/11/30/c-2-n-diagnostics-sells-first-blood-test-help-diagnose-alzheimers/6464812002/ 4 comments worldnews
- Researchers have developed a blood test that predicts with more than 90 percent accuracy who is at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. http://www.futurity.org/blood-test-predicts-alzheimers-risk/?utm_source=futurity+today&utm_campaign=d163ad765e-march_10_20143_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e34e8ee443-d163ad765e-203922749 168 comments science
- Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s. Blood tests indicated that the plastic pollution had left the chicks with severe health issues, disrupting the stomach, liver, kidneys and brain https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/12/plastic-pollution-leaves-seabirds-chicks-with-brain-damage-similar-to-alzheimers-study-aoe 26 comments science
- Early blood test to predict dementia is step closer as biological markers identified | Alzheimer's | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/12/early-blood-test-to-predict-dementia-is-step-closer-as-biological-markers-identified 3 comments health
- Midlife blood test may predict cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s in later life, thanks to the discovery of two blood biomarkers connected to cognitive function in women in midlife https://news.umich.edu/midlife-blood-test-may-predict-cognitive-decline-alzheimers-in-later-life/ 142 comments science
- An international research team has developed a simple but robust blood test from patient data for early detection and screening of Alzheimer's disease (AD) with an accuracy level of over 96%. It can also differentiate among the early, intermediate, and late stages of AD https://hkust.edu.hk/news/research-and-innovation/hkust-scientists-develop-simple-blood-test-early-detection-alzheimers 4 comments science
- Simple diagnostic tool predicts individual risk of Alzheimer's. A combination of a simple blood test and three brief cognitive tests that only take 10 minutes to complete, predicted with over 90% certainty which patients would develop Alzheimer's dementia within four years https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/lu-sdt052421.php 23 comments science
- Alzheimer’s blood test could predict onset up to 20 years in advance - US scientists say their blood test can be 94% effective in spotting those at risk of the illness https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/aug/02/alzheimers-test-predicts-onset-up-to-20-years-in-advance 27 comments worldnews
- Early-stage detection of Alzheimer’s in the blood: Using a simple blood test, the disease can be detected approximately eight years before the first clinical symptoms occur, with a sensitivity of 90%. Adding a second diagnostic validation step offers an overall specificity of 97%, finds a new study. https://news.rub.de/english/press-releases/2019-05-03-protein-research-early-stage-detection-alzheimers-blood 760 comments science
- A simple blood test reliably detects signs of brain damage in people on the path to developing Alzheimer's disease—even before they show signs of confusion and memory loss, according to a new study https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0304-3 13 comments science
- Researchers develop blood test that tells the biological time of your body—which might be very different from the time on the clock. This gives researchers the opportunity to examine the impact of misaligned circadian clocks in diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2018/september/circadian-clock-blood-test/ 3 comments science
- Scientists in Japan and Australia have developed a blood test that can detect the build-up of toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42878721 47 comments worldnews
- This just in: Researchers at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine have developed a blood test that can detect an early stage of Alzheimer's disease with '100 percent' accuracy. http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/health/2016/06/07/alzheimers-blood-test-100-percent-accurate/85564866/ 7 comments science
- British scientists have made a "major step forward" in developing a blood test to predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28198510 65 comments science
- Researchers have discovered and validated a blood test that can predict with greater than 90% accuracy if a healthy person will develop mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease within three years http://gumc.georgetown.edu/news/blood-test-identifies-those-at-risk-for-cognitive-decline-alzheimers-within-3-years 3 comments science
- Simple blood test may detect Alzheimer's - study "...opens access to anyone. Any clinic can do it. Even home healthcare nurses could do it," Yup; any insurance company can require it, too. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/n13207947.htm 5 comments technology
- Years before tau tangles show up in brain scans of patients with Alzheimer's disease, a biomarker test developed at the University of Pittsburgh can detect small amounts of the clumping-prone tau protein and its misfolded pathological forms that litter the brain, cerebrospinal fluid and blood. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03400-0 4 comments science
- Sugar Molecule Levels in Blood Could Predict Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) – Levels of the glycan bisected N-acetylglucosamine in the blood is associated with tau levels, a key AD protein, potentially paving the way for the development of a non-invasive screening test to predict AD risk. https://www.technologynetworks.com/diagnostics/news/sugar-molecule-levels-in-blood-could-predict-alzheimers-disease-372021 5 comments science
- Researchers make progress developing a blood test that detects Alzheimer’s — up to 20 years before symptoms appear. It will aid future dug trials by speeding up the screening process for potential clinical trial participants, and in the process, accelerate the path to a treatment for Alzheimer’s https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/health/alzheimers-blood-test.html 22 comments science
- Scientists in Japan and Australia have developed a blood test that can detect the build-up of toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease. The test was 90% accurate when trialled on healthy people, those with memory loss and Alzheimer's patients, as reported in the journal Nature. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42878721 48 comments science
- Blood test for Alzheimer’s. When blood amyloid levels were combined with another major Alzheimer's risk factor—the presence of the genetic variant APOE4—the accuracy of the blood test was 88% when compared to brain imaging and 93% when compared to spinal tap. https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/blood-test-for-alzheimers-highly-accurate-in-large-international-study/ 37 comments science
- A blood test can detect whether plaques of beta-amyloid are building up in a person’s brain – a sign that they may develop Alzheimer’s disease. Amyloid plaques start developing 15 to 20 years before the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease start to show. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2141198-blood-test-detects-alzheimers-plaques-building-up-in-brain/ 25 comments science