The SAGE is a short test you can take on your own to help detect signs of mild cognitive impairment. But you’ll need a doctor to interpret results and perform additional tests to check whether ...

Is it dementia? A popular neurologist uses five simple tests of cognitive function to help gauge the health of a patient’s brain.

Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a quick and inexpensive test using peanut butter to help detect ...

How good is your memory? Memory changes as you age, but it can be nerve-wracking when it feels like your memory is starting to go downhill. Take this test to find out how strong your memory is.

Upon hearing all this, she reassured me that I could have a test done that would give me an early clue as to whether or not I was at a greater risk for the disease. While Alzheimer’s doesn’t ...

A blood test could spot Alzheimer's disease at the earliest stage and years before symptoms appear, studies in the US and Sweden suggest. The test looks for tiny amounts of a protein which is ...

That blood test can show whether the patient has amyloid pathology—or sticky buildup in the brain that is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. “We are able to rule out the presence of amyloid ...

The US FDA has authorised a new test that can detect amyloid plaques in early-stage Alzheimer's disease without the use of PET scans, which expose patients to radiation. Fujirebio Diagnostics ...

Changes in the brain linked to a risk of Alzheimer's disease may also make some older ... Before that, she had an extensive career as a newspaper and online journalist, primarily covering legal ...

memory, and navigating. London cabbies have to take an intensive test called “The Knowledge,” which requires them to memorize the thousands of streets in the city. The new study used ...

The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease recently unveiled a version of this study online. Spearheading the ... of Alzheimer’s disease Simple memory test could signal Alzheimer’s disease years ...