Published 1 year ago

New test could detect Alzheimer's disease 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis

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New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has established a blood-based test that could be used to predict the risk of Alzheimer's disease up to 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis.

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The Hindu

New blood test can detect Alzheimer’s 3.5 years before diagnosis

Neurogenesis occurs in an important part of the brain called the hippocampus that is involved in learning and memory.

1 year ago·India

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The Independent

New test could detect Alzheimer’s disease years before diagnosis

Research supports idea that components in human blood can influence formation of new brain cells

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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New York Post

Blood test could detect Alzheimer’s disease early, study finds

A study out of London found the possibility to predict the risk of developing the deliberating disease years before a clinical diagnosis is made.

1 year ago·New York, United States

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Evening Standard

New blood test could predict Alzheimer’s 3.5 years before disease

Researchers say the test could help ‘predict onset of disease early in a non-invasive fashion’

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Wales Online

Alzheimer’s 'could be detected 3.5 years before diagnosis'

Researchers establish a blood-based test that could predict risk of the condition at an earlier stage

1 year ago

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Irish Examiner

New test could detect Alzheimer’s disease 3.5 years before diagnosis – study

While Alzheimer’s affects the formation of new brain cells in the hippocampus during the early stages of the disease, previous research has only been able to study neurogenesis in its later stages through post-mortem examinations

1 year ago·Ireland

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