The importance of blood tests for Alzheimer’s: 2 neuroscientists explain the recent findings
Now, several publications and presentations at the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference have demonstrated that blood tests measuring amyloid and tau proteins have become much more ...
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s: Two experts on why new studies are encouraging
These various tests are at different stages of validation – assuring they’re accurate across many different populations. And, for each protein, there are several different met ...
New test could detect Alzheimer’s sign a decade before it shows up on brain scans
Alzheimer’s disease — which affects an estimated 7 million Americans — is notoriously difficult to detect, especially in its ...
Scientists Develop Early Alzheimer’s Detection Test – Years Before Symptoms Appear
A new biomarker test can detect early-stage tau protein clumping up to a decade before it appears on brain scans, improving ...
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Worried About Dementia? The New Tests to Talk About with Your Doctor
Blood tests and the adoption of AI in cognitive decline screenings have opened the door to new avenues for testing cognitive ...
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At Human Amyloid Imaging Conference, Plasma Tau Was the Star
At the Human Amyloid Imaging (HAI) meeting, held January 15-17, researchers focused on new techniques—all based on tau and ...
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Tau-PET imaging predicts cognitive decline and brain atrophy progression in early Alzheimer’s disease
Results Baseline tau-PET was strongly associated with the subsequent cognitive decline in regions that are usually associated with each cognitive domain. No significant relationship was observed ...
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New Criteria Developed for Appropriate Use of Amyloid, Tau PET
17 clinical scenarios developed for which amyloid or tau PET may be considered. (HealthDay News) — Appropriate use criteria (AUC) for the use of amyloid and tau positron emission tomography (PET ...
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Abstract WP178: Dual-Phase C-11 PiB PET Images For Detecting Tau Pathology in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
The combination of early- and late-phase amyloid PET scans may provide a reliable approach to detect concomitant tau in CAA, and could help reduce the radiation exposure and avoid additional scans or ...
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Is it Alzheimer’s or ‘LATE’? 3 signs your memory loss could be linked to a new type of dementia
As there are no specific biomarkers for LATE, "probable LATE" is diagnosed by ruling out Alzheimer's using biomarkers like amyloid PET scans or cerebrospinal fluid tests. Dementia - the most ...
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New Criteria Developed for Appropriate Use of Amyloid, Tau PET
17 clinical scenarios were developed for which amyloid or tau PET may be considered. Gil D. Rabinovici, M.D., from the University of California San Francisco, and colleagues updated AUC for ...
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“Robust pipeline” of new tests, treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
The key to this new era of Alzheimer’s care is the availability of reliable biomarkers. Currently, we utilize amyloid PET scans or spinal fluid (CSF) testing to identify AD-related proteins. These ...