Two New Ways to Detect Alzheimer’s From Blood Samples

Two New Ways to Detect Alzheimer’s From Blood Samples

By Carmen Leitch, Short-epitope Mapping | LabRoots Right now, there are no blood tests that can reliably diagnose Alzheimer’s disease on their own. Most people only get diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disorder after symptoms like memory loss arise, or...
Blood test detects marker of Alzheimer’s neurodegeneration

Blood test detects marker of Alzheimer’s neurodegeneration

Anastasia Gorelova-Pittsburgh | Futurity A new test detects a novel marker of Alzheimer’s disease neurodegeneration in a blood sample, researchers report. The biomarker, called “brain-derived tau,” or BD-tau, outperforms current blood diagnostic tests used to detect...