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What if you could get checked for colon cancer with only a routine blood draw? A new blood test in Michigan is making the process much easier. No bowel prep, no sedation and no awkward stool kit to ...

The U.S. FDA recently approved a new blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The test, called Lumipulse, measures two proteins in plasma: pTau217 and ß-Amyloid 1-42. These proteins clump together ...

Affecting millions of people globally, Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that slowly damages memory, thinking, and behavior. In its later stages, it can make simple daily tasks, like ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared another blood test that could help doctors identify whether a patient's memory problems are likely caused by Alzheimer's disease. The new test, ...

The Elecsys pTau181 blood test has been cleared to help rule out Alzheimer’s disease The test correctly identified people without Alzheimer’s in 97.9% of cases It’s the second blood-based Alzheimer’s ...