Alzheimer's advocate urges lawmakers to support ASAP Act, allowing Medicare to cover blood tests for Alzheimer's disease.

The Maine Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association is advocating at both the state and national level to mandate insurance ...

Early detection of Alzheimer's disease through tau protein blood tests could delay dementia, but Medicare coverage policies create major barriers.

A new wave of blood tests aiming to predict Alzheimer’s risk may offer hope for earlier detection — but they could also raise concerns about the accuracy and reliability of the results. A recent study ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi, a pivotal decision that is expected to expand access to the expensive drug for older Americans. Leqembi is the ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi is a hot spot in the nation for Alzheimer’s disease. Now lawmakers are being urged to support early diagnosis methods. Medical professionals, advocates, and those ...

A blood test, combined with an ultrathin material derived from graphite, could significantly advance efforts to detect Alzheimer's disease at its very earliest stage, even before symptoms appear.

A large multisite study of older people with cognitive impairment finds that Black and Hispanic people, while known to be far ...