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How to Test Your Blood Sugar Without Pricking Your Finger

A finger stick has long been the gold standard for testing blood sugar levels for people living with diabetes. But, according to Richard Siegel, MD, an endocrinologist and a codirector of the diabetes ...
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Simple Finger-Prick Test Identifies Alzheimer's Disease

Blood biomarkers like p-tau217 are emerging as a way to detect Alzheimer's disease. The first FDA-approved blood-based ...

New DIY finger-prick test for Alzheimer’s is ‘easier and speeds up diagnosis of killer disease’

A FINGER-PRICK blood test that you carry out yourself could one day diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. Experiments suggest the ...

Fingerprick Blood Test Accurately Assesses Signs of Alzheimer's, Researchers Say

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Jan. 6, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A mail-in blood test accurately detects markers ...

Finger-Prick Blood Test Could Offer Easier Way to Detect Alzheimer’s, Researchers Say

A finger-prick blood test that can be mailed to a lab may offer a simpler way to detect the brain changes linked to Alzheimer ...
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Breakthrough Alzheimer’s test using finger-prick blood samples

Finger-prick blood test accurately detects Alzheimer’s biomarkers, enabling at-home collection and broader research ...
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A new test can detect Alzheimer’s from a finger prick

A study conducted in Spain and other European countries refines a method to simplify the early diagnosis of the leading cause ...
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Finger-prick blood test shows promise for detecting Alzheimer’s disease biology

By Vijay Kumar Malesu A simple finger-prick dried blood test accurately tracked Alzheimer’s-related brain changes in research ...