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FDA Greenlights Blood Test To Diagnose Alzheimer’s—The First Of Its Kind
The first blood test used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for marketing ...
FDA approves blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease
The test has a complicated name: The Lumipulse G pTau217/ß-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio. But the goal of the test, created by ...
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First FDA-cleared Alzheimer's blood test could make diagnoses faster, more accurate
Another option is to test fluid from a spinal tap, an invasive procedure that most doctors and patients tend to avoid. There are already lab-developed blood tests that can signal the presence of ...
How a new blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease can help stop memory loss earlier
WTOP talked to a Georgetown University doctor about an advancement in Alzheimer’s disease testing that he says will help ...