The first-ever blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In a Friday press release, the agency announced its approval of the first ...

The FDA's sign-off on marketing for Fujirebio's test comes years after other blood tests for Alzheimer's have already begun sales, without this kind of approval from the agency.

That is the estimated number of Americans who have Alzheimer’s in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which notes that number is expected to double by 2060.

No. The F.D.A., and Alzheimer’s experts, emphasized that the blood test should be given only to people who are already experiencing cognitive decline and are ages 55 and older.

TOLEDO, Ohio — As June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, the Alzheimer's Association is encouraging everyone to wear purple as a simple and small reminder to think about brain health ...

He's perched on a tan recliner at the Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. His wife, Karen Walsh, hovers over him, ready to depress the plunger on ...

A survey of older Americans found that 79% would want to know if they were in the early stages of Alzheimer's, and 92% said that if diagnosed, they would probably or definitely want to take a drug ...

Lead researcher Dr. Andrea Castegnaro of the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience commented in 2023 upon concluding the study, highlighting navigation as a key early symptom of Alzheimer’s ...