Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms ...

A Swedish led team of scientists has developed a test that involves the compound amyloid-beta and two tau proteins within the spinal fluid to help determine if normal memory losses in the elderly is ...

Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms ...

Analyzing cancer DNA in spinal fluid could speed up and improve the diagnosis of breast cancer which has spread to the brain and spinal cord, according to a new pilot study. The type of test, known as ...

Testing for certain proteins in spinal fluid may help doctors diagnose Parkinson's disease earlier and determine how fast the movement disorder is likely to advance, according to new research. The ...

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 ...