Blood tests to assess Alzheimer's disease risk and progression exist, for example based on the presence of circulating varieties of tau protein, but there is a great deal of room for improvement. Researchers here provide evidence for an approach to the measurement of very small amounts of misfolded amyloid-β in blood to work reasonably well...

Blood tests to assess Alzheimer's disease risk and progression exist, for example based on the presence of circulating varieties of tau protein, but there is a great deal of room…

Alzheimer’s disease, typically diagnosed only by scans, can now be detected by a blood test. It’s use is best guided by clinicians. Read to find out