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New Blood Marker Tracks Alzheimer's Progression, Aiding Drug Approval

A newly discovered blood marker can provide answers on how much Alzheimer's changes the person being tested has in the brain. It can have great significance when new medications against Alzheimer's disease are about to be approved.

New Blood Marker Tracks Alzheimer's Progression, Aiding Drug Approval

Long wait for new Alzheimer's drug

After years of waiting, the message came: the EU's pharmaceutical authority says yes to the drug lecanemab against Alzheimer's. But the question is which patients can be treated, and when – and if it is introduced in the country's regions at all.

Long wait for new Alzheimer's drug

A Simple Blood Test Can Reveal Alzheimer's

A regular blood test instead of a spinal fluid test can be the future for detecting Alzheimer's. Researchers at Lund University have tested the method in regular healthcare, with promising results.

A Simple Blood Test Can Reveal Alzheimer's