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TrialSite Staff | Making Biomedical Research Evidence Accessible to All May. 18, 2026, 2:30 p.m. The global battle against Alzheimer’s disease may increasingly hinge on one critical factor: detecting the disease earlier, faster, and more accurately before irreversible neurological decline takes hold. This week, the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) announced the continued expansion of its Bio-Hermes-002 […]

The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation expands the Bio-Hermes-002 study, incorporating Sanofi and other industry leaders, to refine blood and digital biomarkers for more inclusive, earlier diagnosis of dementia… The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation expands the Bio-Hermes-002 study, incorporating Sanofi and other industry leaders, to refine blood and digital biomarkers for more inclusive, earlier diagnosis of […]

Could Alzheimer’s disease one day be detected with a simple blood test instead of expensive brain scans? In this episode of the TrialSite News Farago Podcast, we speak with John Dwyer, President and CEO of the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP), about the Bio-Hermes-002 study and the future of Alzheimer’s detection. The conversation explores how […]

Representatives from Butler Hospital’s Memory and Aging Program and the Global Alzheimer’s Platform recently visited the Swansea Council on Aging to discuss normal memory changes with age and new research in Alzheimer’s prevention. The session also encouraged residents to engage with the Acti-v8 initiative and join a prevention registry. This content is adapted from materials provided by Swansea Council On Aging This article includes […]

Houston, Texas (April 15, 2026) – Re:Cognition Health, a global leader in new treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease, is delivering an international clinical trial to evaluate whether a simple finger-prick blood test can revolutionize how Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed. Compared with the current invasive and expensive diagnostic methods, this approach could provide a scalable solution for […]

Apr 17, 2026 | Dementias & Alzheimer’s, Immunoassay |      The study will analyze three key proteins to determine if blood-based biomarkers can provide an earlier and more accessible diagnostic method. Re:Cognition Health is delivering an international clinical trial to evaluate whether a finger-prick blood test can improve how Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed. Compared with current invasive and expensive diagnostic methods, this approach aims […]

Siemens Healthineers has become a licensed partner in the Bio-Hermes-002 Alzheimer’s study. Erin Brady April 13, 2026 The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) has announced that Siemens Healthineers has joined the Bio-Hermes-002 study alongside several other industry leaders. Siemens is now a licensed partner of the study, aiming to enhance Alzheimer’s diagnostics. Specifically, Siemens Healthineers will work to “change the paradigm […]

The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) has announced a strategic collaboration with Siemens Healthineers for the Bio-Hermes-002 study, an observational platform designed to evaluate biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The study compares blood-based and digital biomarkers across a wide range of cognitive conditions, alongside MRI and PET imaging data, to generate insights that […]

By Knowridge -March 25, 2026Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes of memory loss in older adults. It slowly affects the brain, making it harder for people to remember things, think clearly, and carry out daily activities. As the global population ages, more and more families are facing the challenges of this condition. Because of […]

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most feared illnesses of aging. It slowly damages memory, thinking, and behavior, and over time it makes it difficult for people to carry out everyday tasks. For decades, scientists have focused mainly on one key feature of the disease: sticky clumps of a protein called amyloid that build up […]

Long before Alzheimer’s disease became a global crisis, it was already shaping quiet, devastating stories inside individual families. Science was fragmented. Treatments were elusive. And for decades, progress moved more slowly than anyone anticipated. For entrepreneurs working in healthcare, the challenge was not just scientific. It was structural. How do you build companies that can […]

Las Vegas is set to host a significant gathering of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease research leaders this week, as the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) convenes its annual conference from February 25th through February 27th at the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa. The event will bring together nearly 250 representatives from over 100 clinical […]

by Chloe KoastTue, February 24, 2026 at 9:36 AM From February 25th through the 27th the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation will meet up at the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa. More than 250 representatives are coming together to not only network but also share their dedication to find the cure for Alzheimer’s. This includes announcing a new […]

The disease currently is diagnosed using expensive scans and lumbar punctures or spinal taps. February 18, 2026 By: Michael Barbella Managing Editor Alzheimer’s disease detection could be quite literally at our fingertips. A major international research project is underway at the U.K. Dementia Research Institute (DRI) to test whether a finger prick-style blood test could be […]

Diagnosing the disease can be expensive, invasive and complicated. Research in RI could help speed up the process Feb. 5, 2026, 5:04 a.m. ETEAST PROVIDENCE – Alzheimer’s, a neurodegenerative disease, is the primary cause of dementia in the United States. In Rhode Island, more than one in 10 adults over age 65 – about 22,000 […]

This Nature article highlights how blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease stand to have the potential to transform diagnostics, and how new treatments and therapies are developed. There is mention of how Bio-Hermes-001, and Bio-Hermes-002, use head-to-head comparisons of blood-based biomarkers and digital tests to explore which combinations of blood-based biomarkers perform best across different populations and […]

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC Publish DateJanuary 27, 202 At the 18th Annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) conference, held December 1 to 4, 2025, in San Diego, California, researchers presented new data spanning observational studies, biomarker analyses, and clinical development programs in Alzheimer disease (AD). Key topics included emerging evidence on metabolic therapies such as […]

Alzheimer’s disease study brings new testing to Las Vegas Courtesy Axiom Brain Health’s Kaden Appleberry processes lab sample for study. By Katie Ann McCarver (contact) Monday, January 26, 2026 – 2 a.m. A Las Vegas stronghold in neurology is contributing to a new study spanning multiple states and countries related to the detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Clinical Neurology […]

by News 3 Staff,Updated Fri, January 23, 2026 at 1:20 PM LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Clinical Neurology Specialists (CNS) in Las Vegas is participating in a groundbreaking international study sponsored by the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation. The Bio-Hermes-002 study seeks volunteers with memory concerns to help identify blood or digital tests that could predict the presence of amyloid […]

Jan 20, 2026 | staff reporterSave for later NEW YORK — UK nonprofit research organization LifeArc said on Monday that it has partnered with the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) to evaluate a blood-based test for Alzheimer’s disease. The test is designed to detect three proteins — phosphorylated tau 217, glial fibrillary acidic protein, and neurofilament light […]

The test aims to pick up three proteins known to be associated with Alzheimer’s Jane KirbyMonday 19 January 2026 11:14 GMT Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarksClose popover A pioneering trial has begun to assess whether a simple finger-prick blood test could offer an early diagnosis for Alzheimer’s disease, even before symptoms manifest. Experts are optimistic […]

A major international research project is underway to test whether a finger prick-style blood test could be used to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The trial is looking at three proteins in the blood that are associated with Alzheimer’s and comparing this with the current gold standard approach to diagnosing the disease that uses expensive brain […]

  By Jacquelyn Voghel 01/18/2026 EAST PROVIDENCE – A national research institution’s Rhode Island location is calling for volunteers with Alzheimer’s disease to participate in a study attempting to identify predictive markers of the brain condition. K2 Medical Research – East Providence has begun enrolling participants in the Bio-Hermes 002 Study, an initiative of the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation. The study seeks […]

K2 Now Enrolling in Innovative Study of Alzheimer’s Blood and Digital Biomarker Tests; Research Volunteers Receive No-Cost Brain Scan and Learn About Their Brain Health  East Providence, RI- Jan 12, 2026 – – K2 Medical Research in Rhode Island has started enrolling volunteers with memory concerns in the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP)’s innovative Bio-Hermes-002 Study to […]