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Blood test for Alzheimer's detection — and more health headlines

Medical Watch Digest For Sept 8 Blood test for Alzheimer's detection Moving toward an easier Alzheimer’s Disease diagnosis.Even when Alzheimer’s is suspected, currently the only way to definitively diagnose the mind robbing disease is in an autopsy after death. Now researchers at the University of California San Diego say they may be close to a blood test to identify Alzheimer’s. They found a link between self reported symptoms of cognitive decl…

Study could pave the way for simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease

In a landmark study of Hispanic and Latino adults, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between self-reported cognitive decline and blood-based biomarkers, which could pave the way for a simple blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Blood-Based Alzheimer's Biomarkers Could Lead to Easier, Cheaper Diagnostic

In a large-scale study of Hispanic and Latino adults, researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have discovered a link between self-reported cognitive decline and elevated levels of phosphorylated tau (ptau-181), neurofilament light chain (NfL), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) found in the blood. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, indicate that the identified proteins could be the basis…