Associated Press September 12, 2026 • 11:57

Want to lower your risk of dementia? It doesn’t involve a blood test - AP News

By Lauran Neergaard

Want to lower your risk of dementia? It doesn’t involve a blood test - AP News

New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems. Those tests aren’t yet ready for the worried well, although studies are exploring if one day they might help predict who's likely to dev…

WASHINGTON (AP) New blood tests that might predict Alzheimers years before symptoms begin may sound tantalizing for people who worry about later-in-life dementia. But doctors say they arent quite rea… [+4908 chars]

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