The Alzheimer's Association revised the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer disease (AD) and ADRD for clinicians in primary and specialty care.

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 ...

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 ...

Despite the potential benefits of early detection and increasing treatment options for Alzheimer’s disease and related ...

People with mild dementia might live more independently if assistive technology could evolve in parallel with their progressing conditions, according to new research from Alisha Pradhan, assistant ...

Find out more about blood tests and blood-based biomarkers for dementia diagnosis. A biomarker is an indicator which could suggest whether a person has a disease, or a risk of developing it. A ...

and community opticians in the UK is hoping to develop an artificial intelligence-powered digital tool to predict dementia risk as part of a routine eye test. A team from the University of ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have devised a biomarker test that can spot small amounts of clumping tau protein in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid, which lead to Alzheimer's disease.

Friends or family members, including those who are caring for the person, can also be in denial and find a dementia diagnosis difficult to accept. It is not only people with dementia who may not ...

The researchers found dementia risk decreased with higher amounts of physical activity. Dementia risks were 60% lower in ...