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PINK SHEET: Lilly Pre-Approval Spadework Includes Alzheimer’s Blood Test Development, Unbranded DTC Ads
08 Mar 2024 ANALYSIS by Cathy Kelly; [email protected] Summary Donanemab’s review delay will create more distance from Lilly’s direct-to-consumer advertising spotlighting its commitment to Alzheimer’s research. The company has also been supporting development of blood-based tools for early diagnoses, though they would not eliminate PET scans. Eli Lilly and Company launched unbranded direct-to-consumer TV advertising […]
Medical News Today: Could a simple blood test eventually diagnose Alzheimer’s?
By Katharine Lang on March 4, 2024 — Fact checked by Amanda WardA simple blood test, may in the future, help diagnose Alzheimer’s early. Image credit: Oleksii Syrotkin/Stocksy. Dementia currently affects around 60 millionTrusted Source people worldwide, and the number is projected to rise to more than 150 million by 2050. Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, causes 60-80% of cases. Available treatments […]
Community Newspapers: Miami Caregiver awarded prestigious honor for volunteerism in Alzheimer’s research
By Community News Releases -March 2, 2024 The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) recently recognized Miami resident Joanne Bridges with the 2023 National Citizen Scientist Collaborator Award. Bridges was selected from a pool of nominees from across North America to receive elevated recognition and be honored for supporting a clinical trial volunteer by serving as […]
LabPulse: Alzheimer’s study results show correlation between blood-based biomarkers and amyloid plaques
LabPulse.com staff writers Mar 1, 2024The first results from the Bio-Hermes study have been released, showing a strong correlation between several blood-based and digital biomarkers with the presence of amyloid plaques in the brain, a diagnostic hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The findings from the study, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, show […]
LabMedica: New Alzheimer’s Detecting Blood Tests Perform across Broad Range of Races and Ethnicities
By LabMedica International staff writersPosted on 29 Feb 2024 Alzheimer’s disease, which traditionally requires costly scans or invasive spinal taps for diagnosis, is now closer to being more easily identified through innovative blood tests. This advancement is particularly crucial with the recent approval of disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer’s. Now, the results of a study […]
Precision Medicine Online: Blood-Based Tests for Alzheimer’s Biomarkers Tau, Beta-Amyloid Prove Promising in Bio-Hermes Study
Feb 28, 2024 | Jessica Kim Cohen NEW YORK – Results from blood-based biomarker tests correlated with the presence of beta-amyloid detected using established Alzheimer’s disease diagnostics, according to a study published Wednesday. PET scans and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analyses are highly accurate and established methods of identifying elevated levels of beta-amyloid, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s. However, these […]
Atlanta News First: Metro Atlanta veteran wins national award for volunteering in Alzheimer’s research
By Hope Dean, Published: Feb. 21, 2024 at 3:31 PM EST ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A veteran from Ellenwood is being recognized by a nonprofit foundation for helping advance research on Alzheimer’s disease. Rod Barber won the National Citizen Scientist Catalyst Award, the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation announced on Monday. He has volunteered at CenExel iResearch in […]
The Rio Review: Local Veteran Honored for Commitment to Alzheimer’s Research
Feb. 5 On Thursday, February 1, El Faro Health and Therapeutics played host to a heartfelt Citizen Scientist Award ceremony, honoring Mr. Martin Carrion for his exemplary dedication and advocacy in the realm of Alzheimer’s research. Mr. Carrion’s contributions have not only been commendable but have also left an indelible impact. The ceremony served as […]
WUSF: Sarasota Researchers Hold FREE Bilingual Memory Screening
Sarasota Researchers Hold FREE Bilingual Memory Screening for Community on Saturday, February 3 Intercoastal Medical Group Neurology & Research Clinic of Sarasota is hosting a FREE memory screening for individuals 50+ to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s Disease Intercoastal Medical Group Neurology and Research Clinic will hold a free memory screening event on Saturday, February 3, […]
New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope. But not equally for all patients.
The medications have not been widely tested in Black people with the disease,underscoring stark — and persistent — disparities By Laurie McGinley, January 29, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EST ABINGTON, Pa. — Wrapped in a purple blanket, Robert Williford settles into a quiet corner of abustling neurology clinic, an IV line delivering a colorless liquid […]