As prevention trials for Alzheimer’s disease ramp up, researchers need fast and cheap ways to diagnose early, and to screen cognitively normal people. PET is expensive. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...

Despite extensive use of biomarkers in research studies, most Alzheimer’s disease diagnoses in the United States are determined by clinical examination. That may be about to change. The Food and Drug ...

How Is a CSF Glucose Test Done? The most common way to check the glucose in your cerebrospinal fluid is by performing a lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap. In some cases, your doctor can also ...

Roche is on a roll: For the second time in less than a year, the company has scored FDA clearance for a pair of assays that can be used together to help spot signs of Alzheimer’s disease. The duo ...