A new blood test could replace the brain scans and spinal taps currently used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.

Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, colorless liquid that plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and function of your central nervous system. It cushions the brain and spinal cord, ...

Alzheimer’s disease affects millions worldwide—but confirming a diagnosis is far from simple. Doctors currently rely on ...

A new international study has demonstrated that Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can be accurately detected using simple finger ...

A test that looks for genetic hallmarks of brain cancers in samples of cerebrospinal fluid can decrease the time to diagnosis and eliminate the need for invasive brain biopsies for some patients.

In a mildly vampiric finding, spinal fluid from young mice appears to make their elders smarter. A new study published in the journal Nature details how, when injected with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...

Doctors told a 68-year-old woman her brain was one in a million and while the finding was anything but welcome, she knows the experts who identified her colloid cyst likely save her life. From a visit ...

A new study suggests Alzheimer’s research may soon move beyond hospitals, using nothing more than a few drops of blood ...

The ratio between two signaling molecules may be a key marker of MS brain inflammation and help identify candidates for BTK ...

Treatment for glioma has long relied on MRI imaging to track tumor markers and treatment response. But new findings suggest a new method could provide additional data about tumor markers before ...