Blood biomarkers are useful to detect Alzheimer’s disease

Marcadores Sangre - Alcolea - JNNP - Sant Pau Memory Unit

Blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease Recent developments in blood markers have made possible to track the different pathophysiological processes that occur in Alzheimer’s disease through plasma analysis. Our study “Use of plasma biomarkers for AT (N) classification of neurodegenerative dementias” evaluates three of these markers and has recently been published in the Journal of Neurology, … Read more

Neurofilament and total tau in plasma for the diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s

neurofilament - illan-gala - sant pau memory unit - barcelona

The Sant Pau Memory Unit publishes a new study in collaboration with the University of California San Francisco. The study examines the role of neurofilament light chain (NfL) and total tau levels in plasma for the diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The work entitled “Plasma tau and neurofilament light in frontotemporal lobar degeneration … Read more