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Fda clears Roche and Eli Lilly blood test expanding Alzheimer diagnosis
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Fusion42 · 25 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
The FDA has approved Elecsys Phospho-Tau 217, a blood test co-developed by Roche Diagnostics and Eli Lilly, to aid in early Alzheimer's diagnosis. This test allows simpler and more accessible screening for amyloid plaque accumulation compared to previous expensive and invasive methods like PET scans.
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Alzheimer's diagnostics have moved into primary care with simpler blood testing instead of complex scans. If you provide cognitive health services or related tools, new customer access points just opened and you must act fast.
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