Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms ...

A new blood test could replace the brain scans and spinal taps currently used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.

High levels of a certain enzyme in the fluid around a person’s brain and spinal cord could be a sign that they have Parkinson’s disease – potentially enabling the condition to be diagnosed earlier.

Researchers at the Washington University in St. Louis and Lund University in Sweden have taken a step closer toward developing a blood test that could be used during an annual doctor’s office visit to ...

Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal ...

A test of spinal fluid may be able to predict who is likely to develop Parkinson’s disease years before symptoms appear, according to a new study. Parkinson’s is a degenerative syndrome that results ...

A simple, at-home fingertip blood test shows promise for early Alzheimer’s disease detection, according to a new Europe-wide ...

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 ...

Among the many difficult features of Alzheimer’s is that doctors can never really say with certainty which patients who show signs of memory loss will go on to develop the neurodegenerative disorder.

A new study could help shed light on who is at risk for CTE. — -- Levels of certain proteins in the brain and spinal fluid of people who suffer continuing issues as a result of concussions are ...

Without expensive or invasive tests, diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease has been largely a look at symptoms and the assessment of an expert or use of expensive and invasive tests. But that’s likely to ...