FDA Clears First Blood Test to Reliably Predict Alzheimer’s Disease
- On Friday, federal health authorities approved the first blood test in the United States designed to aid in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.
- This clearance follows a need for less invasive, reliable detection methods since existing ones required spinal fluid or radioactive imaging.
- The test by Lumipulse measures protein ratios linked to brain amyloid plaques in blood samples from patients 55 or older showing Alzheimer's symptoms.
- Lumipulse's test showed over 91% success in prior trials and Dr. Michelle Tarver noted nearly 7 million Americans live with Alzheimer's, expected to reach nearly 13 million.
- This FDA approval may improve diagnosis accessibility, aid treatment decisions, and support expanding use of drugs that modestly slow Alzheimer's progression.
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The US Just Approved The First Blood Test For Alzheimer's Disease
The United States on Friday approved the first blood test for Alzheimer's, a move that could help patients begin treatment earlier with newly approved drugs that slow the progression of the devastating neurological disease.


FDA endorses first-of-its-kind blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday green-lit a blood test to detect plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease, providing a less risky and more accessible tool to help diagnose the neurodegenerative condition.
US approves first Alzheimer’s blood test
The NewsThe US Food and Drug Administration approved the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a move that could make it easier to detect the condition early in some people.The test, developed by a Japanese biotech company, looks for proteins in the blood that can indicate the presence of amyloid plaques in the brain — a key hallmark of Alzheimer’s. The blood test can’t definitively diagnose the disease, for which there is also …
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The FDA Just Approved an Alzheimer's Disease Blood Test
If you or someone you love is concerned about Alzheimer’s disease, the process of detecting its presence can involve a series of tests. As the Mayo Clinic’s history of the process reminds us, this is a step forward from the previous method of testing, which could only be accomplished posthumously. Based on a recent decision from the FDA, however, the process of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease could become a lot more efficient.This week, the FDA a…
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