The finger-prick blood test employs a plasma separation card, designed to cut costs and simplify testing procedures.

If a large new trial delivers as hoped, a simple finger-prick could one day help flag Alzheimer's risk long before symptoms ...

The trial seeks to find an easier and less expensive way to detect a disease that affects 1 in 9 people over the age of 65.

A pioneering trial has begun to assess whether a simple finger-prick blood test could offer an early diagnosis for ...

A finger-prick blood test that can be mailed to a lab may offer a simpler way to detect the brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. Researchers tested whether tiny ...

The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not. By Pam Belluck A blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease has received ...

The study found that levels of p-tau217 in finger-prick samples closely matched results from standard blood tests and were able to identify Alzheimer's disease-related changes in spinal fluid with an ...

An international trial involving 1,000 volunteers will aim to detect biomarkers associated with the condition.

A new trial has been launched which could see a finger prick blood test "revolutionise" the diagnosis of Alzheimer's, experts ...