> Amyloid imaging, associated with detecting brain plaques, could also be used to diagnose cardiac amyloidosis. A study, published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, has found that PET with 11C-PIB ...

While the presence of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain may be a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, giving patients an amyloid PET scan is not an effective method for measuring their cognitive function, ...

The first in vitro diagnostic tool to help detect early Alzheimer's disease was authorized by the FDA on Wednesday. The assay measures the ratio of beta-amyloid 1-42 to beta-amyloid 1-40 in ...

Essentia Health in Duluth now has a new tool to help diagnose Alzheimer’s, and it’s the first of its kind in the Northland. The amyloid PET Scan machine helps detect signs of the plaques that build up ...

WASHINGTON DC - JUNE 20, 2023 Jay Reinstein, who suffers from Alzheimer's, prepares to receive a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chávez ...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has revised its policy permitting multiple uses of amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) scans, a non-invasive brain scan crucial for ...

Repeated insulin shots at the same site can seed amyloid; consider this diagnosis if absorption seems erratic or glucose control worsens with a persistent lump.

Researchers have developed an approach to estimating when a person who is at high risk of Alzheimer's dementia but has no cognitive symptoms will start showing signs of cognitive decline. The approach ...

FDA approval of the first anti-amyloid antibody to treat Alzheimer’s disease has left clinicians grappling with new questions. How are they to administer aducanumab safely? How will people cope with ...