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Two-dozen Pitt researchers made Clarivate’s annual Highly Cited list
Pittwire | November 20, 2024 |
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Twenty-four University of Pittsburgh researchers have been named to this year’s Highly Cited Researchers list, an annual compilation of researchers whose work has made a significant impact across a broad range of disciplines. Last year, 23 Pitt researchers were included. The list…
Pitt Scientists Validate New Lab Test Platform for Blood Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease
University of Pittsburgh | University of Pittsburgh scientists independently validated a new blood test platform that can simultaneously measure more than a hundred biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease. The platform might improve clinicians’ ability to capture the multifaceted nature of Alzheimer’s pathology and streamline early…
Could a handheld device help catch Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s early?
By Hannah Flynn | Medical News Today There is still research to be done into the best type of biomarkers to detect Alzheimer’s disease in different types of body fluid, said Dr. Thomas K Karikari, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, who...
New Blood Biomarker Can Predict if Cognitively Healthy Elderly Will Develop Alzheimer’s Disease
By Anastasia Gorelova | University of Pittsburgh | PITTSBURGH — Why do some people develop Alzheimer’s disease while others don’t? And, even more puzzlingly, why do many individuals whose brains are chock-full of toxic amyloid aggregates — a telltale sign of Alzheimer’s brain pathology — never go on to develop Alzheimer’s-associated dementias?
Can Alzheimer’s be detected with a blood test? These Pitt scientists say it may help identify patients for a new drug.
By Tom Avril | The Philadelphia Inquirer The FDA may approve a new drug for Alzheimer’s as soon as this week. But policy experts warn that the health care system is ill-equipped to identify which patients might be eligible for the drug, called lecanemab, as the...
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 expensive...
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...
Novel Blood Test Detects Alzheimer’s Neurodegeneration
MedPage Today A novel blood test to assess brain-derived tau detected Alzheimer's-related neurodegeneration and differentiated Alzheimer's from other neurodegenerative diseases. The test outperformed total tau and, unlike neurofilament light, showed specificity to...
Simple blood test developed to detect Alzheimer’s in potential gamechanger for early detection
By Cassidy Morrison | Daily Mail Scientists develop blood test that can detect Alzheimer's: Potential gamechanger for catching disease early and starting treatment faster Scientists across the globe devised the blood test to gauge neurodegeneration The blood test is a...