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Alzheimer’s disease

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Can Alzheimer’s disease now be diagnosed from blood instead of a PET scan or spinal tap?

Blood tests measuring phosphorylated tau and amyloid-related biomarkers can identify Alzheimer’s-associated brain pathology with high accuracy, but they are not interchangeable with population screening or a complete dementia diagnosis.

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Pharma & Biotech

AC Immune’s ACI-19764 reaches the brain in Phase 1 as NLRP3 programme moves beyond healthy volunteers

Preliminary Phase 1 data showed brain exposure, a half-life above 30 hours and dose-dependent IL-1β inhibition for AC Immune’s oral NLRP3 inhibitor ACI-19764.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Cortechs.ai adds FDA-cleared PET analysis as Alzheimer’s diagnosis becomes increasingly biomarker-driven

Cortechs.ai’s NeuroQuant PET can automatically quantify amyloid PET uptake, generate SUVR and Centiloid measurements and send structured results into imaging workflows.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

C2N Diagnostics takes Alzheimer’s blood testing younger as FDA clears PrecivityAD2 from age 40

C2N Diagnostics’ FDA-cleared PrecivityAD2 combines amyloid and tau measurements in a mass-spectrometry test intended to aid assessment of symptomatic adults aged 40 and older.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Can a blood test reveal which neurons are dying? Renew Biotechnologies’ NeuroLens study takes a significant step forward

Renew Biotechnologies has published peer-reviewed proof-of-concept research showing that native cell-free DNA methylation sequencing can recover neuron-associated blood signals that differ across Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The results strengthen the scientific rationale behind its NeuroLens platform, but the decisive next step is independent, prospective validation in larger and more diverse patient

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

ALZpath just gave Alamar a bigger Alzheimer’s diagnostics role, but the regulatory test starts now

ALZpath expands its Alamar Biosciences deal into clinical diagnostics, opening a new path for pTau217 blood tests in Alzheimer’s disease.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Fapon’s ADLM 2026 showcase looks bigger than a product launch. Here is the real diagnostics strategy

Fapon unveils AI-engineered PCR enzymes and Alzheimer’s biomarker reagents at ADLM 2026, targeting faster North American IVD development.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Can a phone call uncover missed cognitive decline? CaringAI’s AAIC data offer an early answer

CaringAI’s phone-based cognitive screening matched clinician scoring in a small study, but larger validation will determine its clinical reach.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

C2N Diagnostics gains Anthem coverage for PrecivityAD2 blood-based Alzheimer’s evaluation

Anthem will cover C2N Diagnostics’ PrecivityAD2 from October 2026. Read what the move means for Alzheimer’s blood testing access.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Grey Matters Health targets Alzheimer’s imaging bottleneck with dedicated PET clinic

Grey Matters Health’s planned NovaScan clinic in Florida will use the CareMiBrain dedicated PET system to expand access to amyloid imaging, while testing whether specialist neuroimaging can become a scalable outpatient service.

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