Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the world’s population ages, health experts are bracing for higher rates of age-related diseases, including Alzheimer’s.

The FDA said it has issued its first official green light for a blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, adding that it can help reduce the need for invasive samples or expensive PET scans.

Roche is on a roll: For the second time in less than a year, the company has scored FDA clearance for a pair of assays that can be used together to help spot signs of Alzheimer’s disease. The duo ...

This article was produced in partnership with the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Henry, a carpenter in ...

A laboratory technician holds a blood sample in Germany. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg Senior Correspondent As the world’s population ages, health experts are bracing for higher rates of age ...