Researchers say they’re one step closer to being able to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease using a finger prick blood test. The test has the potential to be used at home and reach more people, they said.

A quick finger prick and a few drops of blood on a card that can be sent in regular mail. This approach could soon make Alzheimer's testing much more accessible worldwide. A quick finger prick and a ...

A finger-prick blood test can accurately identify p-tau217 — a key biomarker of Alzheimer's disease (AD) — without the need for temperature or storage control measures. In a pilot study, researchers ...

The research is part of the PREDICTOM study, funded by the Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking (IHI JU). Within this study, researchers are investigating whether biomarkers such as p-Tau217 ...

Researchers found the blood test can be used with computerised cognitive testing to identify a person’s risk of Alzheimer’s ...

A definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease now requires a series of complicated and expensive imaging scans that look for abnormal protein plaques and tangles in the brain. But in the near future, ...

A new study funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) suggests that a simple at‑home finger‑prick ...