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  1. Inflammatory biomarker candidates in dementia with Lewy bodies: diagnostic classification, clinical associations, and survival 2026-11-01
  2. Longitudinal plasma biomarkers and multimodal PET across APOE ε4 genotypes: a prospective cohort study 2026-11-01
  3. Concurrent cognitive, behavioral and systemic physiological features mark preclinical Alzheimer's disease 2026-10-30

Studies

701 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1989 to 2026

Top journals

  • Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 123
  • Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 53
  • Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 46
  • Alzheimer's research & therapy 36
  • medRxiv 29

196 journals in all.

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  1. Test-retest reliability of plasma biomarkers and digital cognitive metrics at clinically meaningful timescales

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Research Square 2026-07-23 Biomarkers

    Test-retest reliability measures are essential for interpretation of meaningful effects over time for plasma and digital outcomes.

  2. Predictive value of plasma p-tau217 for Alzheimer's dementia compared to other blood-based biomarkers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. EMBO molecular medicine 2026-07-16 Biomarkers

    Phosphorylated-tau (p-tau217) is a promising blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer's dementia (AD) in clinical settings.

  3. CSF and plasma tau biomarkers in the Down syndrome-Alzheimer's disease continuum

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. EBioMedicine 2026-07-11 Biomarkers

    We analysed 461 participants from the DABNI and SPIN cohorts.

  4. Biomarker-informed CSF proteomics reveals ENPP2–LPA lipid signaling associated with Alzheimer’s disease

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv 2026-07-10 Disparities

    We validated results in CSF from 397 participants in the Accelerated Medicine Partnership-Alzheimer’s Disease cohort.

  5. Longitudinal plasma proteomics separates diagnostic differences from progression-linked changes in Alzheimer’s disease

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv 2026-07-10 Prevention trials

    Most plasma proteomic studies in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) compare cases and controls cross-sectionally, leaving unresolved which AD-associated proteins mark diagnostic states and which are linked to disease progression.

  6. Alzheimer's blood-based biomarkers, incident dementia, and interactions with age, APOE status, and hormone therapy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 88 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2026-07 Biomarkers

    Lower baseline amyloid beta (Aβ)42/40 ratio and higher phosphorylated tau 181 (p-tau181), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and neurofilament light chain (NfL) were associated with an increased risk of MCI and dementia; GFAP was most strongly associated.

  7. Blood-based circular RNAs for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100. Nature medicine 2026-07-01 Biomarkers

    Detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) before the development of clinical symptoms is critical for enabling the use of new treatments.

  8. Inflammation profiles in Alzheimer's disease relate to cognition and neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2026-07 Biomarkers

    Two components were identified. Proinflammatory Component 2 was elevated in AD/MCI and in Black/African American participants, and strongly associated with poorer cognition (independently of neurofilament light [NfL], phosphorylated tau 217 [p-tau217], and glial fibrillary acidic protein [GFAP]).

  9. Multicenter validation of plasma p-tau217/ amyloid beta 1-42 ratio in symptomatic Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2026-07 Biomarkers

    Amyloid status was determined by CSF in 347 patients (189 positive [54.5%]) and by PET imaging in 152 patients (66 positive [43.4%]).

  10. Plasma Amyloid-β 1-40 and Postoperative Delirium After Cardiac Surgery

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. JAMA network open 2026-07-01 Biomarkers

    Of 504 enrolled patients, 491 completed POD assessment (mean [SD] age, 68.4 [8.3] years; 385 [78.4%] male), of whom 106 (21.6%) developed POD.

  11. Prognostic value of plasma %p-tau217 in cognitively unimpaired older adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 79 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2026-07 Biomarkers

    Participants with Elevated/High %p-tau217 exhibited accelerated cognitive decline, hippocampal atrophy, and significantly higher risks of progression to MCI (hazard ratio [HR] > 6.0) and dementia (HR > 9.9).

  12. Relationships of CSF biomarkers to cortical atrophy in early-onset Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2026-07 Biomarkers

    The levels of four CSF biomarkers correlated to EOAD signature atrophy.

  13. Cerebrospinal fluid NPTX2/p-tau ratio as a biomarker for cognitive decline in neurodegenerative diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2026-06-18 Tau biomarkers

    The NPTX2/p-tau ratio enhanced diagnostic performance of standalone NPTX2 and p-tau, particularly for DLB and FTLDrs (area under the curve [AUC]NPTX2/p-tau = 0.78-0.79 vs. AUCNPTX2 = 0.63-0.70 and AUCp-tau = 0.59-0.75), and was more strongly associated with cognition.

  14. Blood-based biomarkers for dementia with Lewy bodies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2026-06-09 Biomarkers

    Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), a synucleinopathy, is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  15. Diagnostic performance of plasma p-Tau217, p-Tau181, and p-Tau231 across the Alzheimer's disease continuum: a network meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 84 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2026-06-03 Biomarkers

    A total of 18 high-quality studies comprising 24 independent datasets and 4,736 participants were included.

  16. Plasma p-tau markers, vascular factors, and cognitive decline in the CIMA-Q cohort

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2026-06 Biomarkers

    Higher plasma p-tau levels were associated with worse cognition at baseline and over time, with the strongest effect observed with p-tau217 in cognitively impaired individuals (β = -0.49, p < 0.001).

  17. Scalable biological-cognitive profiling for Alzheimer's disease in the population

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Brain communications 2026-06-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Plasma phosphorylated tau217 has been suggested as a core biomarker for establishing a biological Alzheimer's disease diagnosis.

  18. CNS-selective plasma p-tau217 accurately captures Alzheimer's disease pathology and progression

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2026-05-21 Biomarkers

    Blood-based biomarkers have expanded access to biologically supported diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), particularly through measurement of amyloid-beta (Aβ) and phosphorylated tau species1-3.

  19. Real-World Performance of Urine β-amyloid Test Kits in Multiple Hospital Clinics and Neighborhood Communities of China

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv 2026-05-15 Treatments

    Our findings confirm the diagnostic value of urinary β-amyloid protein detection in MCI and AD-related dementia.

  20. Alzheimer's Disease Co-Pathology and Cognitive Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Annals of neurology 2026-05-11 Brain tissue and pathology

    Compared with healthy controls, patients with ALS - particularly those with cognitive impairment (ALSci) or ALS-FTD - showed elevated AD-related biomarkers.

  21. Plasma biomarker trajectories across Alzheimer's clinical onset: a 17-year prospective study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2026-04-22 Biomarkers

    In participants who progressed to amyloid-positive MCI, plasma p-tau181/Aβ42 and GFAP diverged from stable controls earliest (about 13 and 12 years before symptom onset, respectively), followed by Aβ42/Aβ40, p-tau181, and NfL, all of which became abnormal before symptom onset.

  22. Plasma phosphorylated tau 217 detects amyloid-β in neuronal synuclein disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. NPJ Parkinson's disease 2026-04-10 Biomarkers

    Multiple proteinopathies commonly coexist in neurodegenerative diseases, making it essential to evaluate plasma biomarker performance in these complex diseases.

  23. Plasma pTau 217/β-amyloid 1-42 ratio for enhanced accuracy and reduced uncertainty in detecting amyloid pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. Brain : a journal of neurology 2026-04-07 Biomarkers

    To improve clinical utility, a dual threshold approach was applied to maximize predictive values and positive likelihood ratios while minimizing the proportion of indeterminate results.

  24. Analytical and clinical validation of the Lumipulse G plasma p-tau217 assay for clinical implementation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2026-04 Biomarkers

    The assay demonstrated strong analytical performance, with repeatability and intermediate precision (%CV < 7%) and an LLoQ of 0.12 pg/mL.

  25. Predicting the age of Alzheimer’s symptom onset from a blood test: evaluating a prognostic claim

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv 2026-04-01 Biomarkers

    The clock claims are unsupported.

  26. Association between Plasma P-tau217 and Alzheimer's Copathology and Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. Annals of neurology 2026-03-18 Biomarkers

    Neuropathology cases included 46 Parkinson's disease and 10 dementia with Lewy bodies, and clinical cases included 173 Parkinson's disease, and 64 controls.

  27. Circulating Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration and All-Cause and Dementia-Specific Mortality

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 80 out of 100. Neurology 2026-03-13 Biomarkers

    A total of 917 participants had a mean baseline age of 67.4 years (SD 12.1), 49.4% were female, and 48.6% self-identified as Black.

  28. Plasma p-tau217 and APOE genotype: Prodromal Alzheimer's disease staging

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2026-03-09 Biomarkers

    Plasma p-tau217 was 57% higher in subjects with at least one APOE ε4 allele, increased with age, was higher in males, and negatively correlated with brain volume measures by magnetic resonance imaging.

  29. Plasma p-tau217 and glucose metabolism correlate in neocortical association areas in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Brain communications 2026-03-09 Biomarkers

    While the biomarkers available for Alzheimer's disease are continually expanding, including clinically approved blood tests, not all of the relationships between various biomarkers have been fully elucidated.

  30. Head-to-head comparison of brain-derived pTau217 and total pTau217 for brain amyloid and tau pathology classification

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2026-03-02 Biomarkers

    Phosphorylated-tau 217 (pTau217) is currently the most promising blood-based biomarker for accurately detecting Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology.

  31. Implementing plasma p-tau217 and cognitive testing for Alzheimer's screening in low-education populations in central China

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2026-03 Biomarkers

    MES-defined cognitive impairment (≤-2 standard deviation [SD] deviation after adjustment for demographics) was identified in 12.4% of participants.

  32. Multivariate patterns of plasma biomarkers predict region-specific Alzheimer's pathology and cognitive decline across independent cohorts

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2026-03 Biomarkers

    Specific plasma biomarker combinations predicted amyloid burden in the precuneus, tau in the entorhinal cortex, hippocampal atrophy, and memory decline.

  33. Plasma p-tau217 for Alzheimer's disease diagnosis: a memory clinic implementation approach

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2026-02-24 Biomarkers

    Among 163 patients (mean age 69.3 ± 7.4 years, 52% female), plasma p-tau217 distinguished A+ from A- individuals (area under the curve [AUC] 0.90, 81% sensitivity, 91% specificity).

  34. Web-based LAS-FNAME and blood biomarkers in autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2026-02-22 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Carriers had lower LAS-FNAME performance (P < 0.001) and higher p-tau217 (P < 0.001), NfL (P = 0.013), and GFAP (P < 0.001) levels than non-carriers.

  35. Association of infections and autoimmune conditions with cognition: a study using self-reported conditions and identifying a novel plasma biomarker

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv 2026-02-17 Biomarkers

    a Structured abstract BACKGROUND Over the past couple of decades, the role of infections, as well as the involvement of the immune system, have been highlighted in the development of dementia.

  36. Refining Alzheimer's disease biological diagnosis with plasma biomarkers: Resolving p-tau217 "gray zone" with p-tau181 integration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2026-02-15 Biomarkers

    Plasma p-tau217 demonstrated the strongest discrimination of Core1 positivity (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.95) and showed the steepest increase with disease progression.

  37. Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease: Advances in early detection and monitoring of age-related neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Ageing research reviews 2026-02-08 Biomarkers

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) presents a critical global challenge, accounting for over 60 % of the 57 million current dementia cases worldwide, with prevalence projected to exceed 100 million by 2050.

  38. Evaluation of plasma p-tau217 biomarkers in detecting amyloid pathology and predicting cognitive outcomes: Observations from Japanese Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative cohort

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease 2026-02-07 Biomarkers

    Plasma p-tau217 levels measured using Lumipulse and Simoa assays were highly correlated (p < 0.001).

  39. Plasma p-Tau217 improves diagnostic accuracy and clinician confidence in cognitive disorder classification

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Innovation (Cambridge (Mass.)) 2026-01-20 Biomarkers

    The clinical utility of plasma phosphorylated tau at threonine 217 (p-tau217) levels as a diagnostic tool for cognitive disorders in real-world settings remains uncertain.

  40. Plasma p-tau217, quantified by the fully automated LUMIPULSE G platform, outperforms p-tau181 in predicting amyloid pathology in cognitive complaints patients

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. Scientific reports 2026-01-15 Biomarkers

    Plasma phosphorylated tau (p-tau) biomarkers offer a minimally invasive alternative for detecting Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology.

  41. Resting-State EEG captures functional network correlates of plasma p-Tau-217 in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. NeuroImage. Clinical 2026-01-10 Biomarkers

    AD-MCI and AD-DEM patients showed increased p-tau217 and spectral slowing (higher theta, lower alpha).

  42. Association of plasma p-tau and p-tau/Aβ ratio with Alzheimer's pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease 2026-01-01 Biomarkers

    Among the individual plasma p-tau variants, p-tau217 consistently outperformed p-tau181 and p-tau231.

  43. Biological age acceleration associates with Alzheimer's disease plasma biomarker levels

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2026-01 Biomarkers

    Age acceleration was significantly associated with sex, clinical diagnosis, and levels of eight plasma biomarkers, including P-tau217 levels.

  44. Plasma p-tau212 identifies cognitively unimpaired individuals with emerging amyloid-β pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Journal of neurology 2025-12-25 Biomarkers

    Plasma phosphorylated-tau (p-tau) biomarkers show high performance as first-in-line tests in the evaluation of patients with cognitive symptoms and have also found utility in clinical trials for anti-amyloid drug therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  45. National trends in cerebrospinal fluid biomarker testing for Alzheimer's disease in Japan

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports 2025-12-22 Tau biomarkers

    The annual number of health insurance claims for p-tau181 testing gradually increased from 1358 (2014) to 3420 (2023); 79-86% of claims were from inpatient settings throughout the study period.

  46. Genetic architecture of Alzheimer’s disease-related plasma biomarkers

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv 2025-12-18 Biomarkers

    The observed phenotypic and genetic associations highlight shared underlying mechanisms among plasma biomarkers.

  47. Plasma p-Tau217 and GFAP predict widespread cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Journal of neurology 2025-12-17 Biomarkers

    Elevated CSF p-Tau181 and NfL levels were associated with greater decline in memory and executive function.

  48. Acute effects of lactate infusion on metabolism, AD biomarkers, and cognition: The LEAN study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-12 Biomarkers

    Lactate metabolic clearance rate did not differ between CH and CI subjects (p = 0.988).

  49. AD-related plasma biomarkers in centenarians: links to cognition and neuropathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-12 Biomarkers

    Cognition ranged from high to early cognitive decline (median Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] score = 26).

  50. Plasma biomarkers have emerged as promising less invasive alternatives for Alzheimer's disease (AD) detection.

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