I read this in the 1440 Daily Digest today and thought it might be of interest to my readers.
"A new diagnostic blood test for Alzheimer's disease was found to correctly identify the condition around 90% of the time, outperforming specialists' assessments based on physical and cognitive symptoms. The breakthrough offers a potential tool to accurately diagnose the disease and at earlier stages of development."
I did a bit more research and found this article in Alzheimer's News Today: https://alzheimersnewstoday.com/news/precivityad-test-alzheimers-guided-clinical-decision-making/
The 1440 Digest article went on to say,
"The new test—called PrecivityAD2—measures the ratios of both present in a patient’s blood, plugging the result into a proprietary algorithm to predict the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Doctors hope the simple and cheap test can replace expensive scans and invasive spinal taps currently considered best-in-class for diagnosis."
Perhaps the PrecivityAD2 blood test will lead to new treatments for the disease. We can only hope. . .
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