Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear bodily fluid that cushions and protects your brain and spinal cord. A CSF protein test involves taking a fluid sample from your spinal column using a needle. This ...

As prevention trials for Alzheimer’s disease ramp up, researchers need fast and cheap ways to diagnose early, and to screen cognitively normal people. PET is expensive. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...

The second question, is does any additional diagnostic accuracy provided by the CSF test matter? In clinical practice, a laboratory test that confirmed Alzheimer's disease would remove ambiguity in ...

As the world’s population ages, health experts are bracing for higher rates of age-related diseases, including Alzheimer’s. Finding new ways to diagnose the condition is more of a priority than ever, ...

As of 2023, an estimated 6.7 million Americans aged 65 and older were living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. With that number projected to more than double to 13.8 ...

The first generation of CSF biomarkers for Alzheimer disease comprises those that measure the component proteins of the disease’s signature pathologic lesions. They have been explored for almost 15 ...

Roche is on a roll: For the second time in less than a year, the company has scored FDA clearance for a pair of assays that can be used together to help spot signs of Alzheimer’s disease. The duo ...

A genomic test developed at UC San Francisco to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen – virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite – has proved successful after a decade of use. The test has the ...