New blood test useful to detect people at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

(EMBO) Alzheimer's disease is thought to begin long before patients show typical symptoms like memory loss. Scientists have now developed a blood test for Alzheimer's disease and found that it can detect early indicators of the disease long before the first symptoms appear in patients. The blood test would thus offer an opportunity to identify those at risk and may thereby open the door to new avenues in drug discovery. The research is published today in EMBO Molecular Medicine.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news