As many as 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. It destroys brain cells, causing memory loss and problems with thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong ...

Alzheimer’s disease can be diagnosed by a simple blood test just as accurately as it can be done through painful lumbar punctures or expensive brain scans, according to scientists. A new study by a ...

Researchers report that a spinal fluid test can be 100 percent accurate in identifying patients with significant memory loss who are on their way to developing Alzheimer's disease. Although there has ...

‌Protein appears in nearly all body tissues, along with your enzymes, blood, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Healthy CSF has a low amount of protein.‌ If you show symptoms of an infection or nervous ...

Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms ...

THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental blood test might be able to help doctors predict whether someone will recover their mobility following a spinal cord injury. The test looks ...

PITTSBURGH -- Talk about a spine-tingling sensation. At a recent Engineering Tissue Growth International Conference and Exposition, a spinal cord researcher shared exciting preliminary findings from ...

A simple combination of blood and urine tests may allow many infants with fevers (febrile) to safely avoid lumbar punctures ...

A meningitis test can diagnose meningitis, and help determine the cause of it. Tests may include a physical examination, blood tests and cultures, and imaging tests. Meningitis occurs when the ...