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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
14 hours ago

Alzheimer's blood tests may predict when a person will develop symptoms

But questions remain about the accuracy and uncertainty of these tests, and experts caution that the assays aren't ready for prime time. While the results here are encouraging, they are not yet at the level of having significant clinical benefit for individual patients, says Corey Bolton, a clinical neuropsychologist and an assistant professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, who was not involved in the new study.
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fromScienceDaily
2 months ago

Blood tests reveal obesity rapidly accelerates Alzheimer's progression

Obesity accelerates Alzheimer's-related blood biomarker changes up to 95%, with blood tests detecting changes earlier than brain PET scans.
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fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

A Blood Test for Alzheimer's Disease?

FDA-approved Lumipulse blood test measures plasma pTau217 and ß-Amyloid 1-42 ratio to enable less invasive Alzheimer's diagnosis for symptomatic individuals.
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